trampoline

[tram-puh-leen, tram-puh-leen, -lin] /ˌtræm pəˈlin, ˈtræm pəˌlin, -lɪn/
noun
1.
a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
2.
Nautical. a fabric deck stretched on the braces connecting the hulls of a catamaran or trimaran, resembling a gymnastic trampoline.
Origin
1790-1800; variant of trampolin < Italian trampolino springboard, equivalent to trampol(i) stilts (< Germanic; see trample) + -ino -ine1
Related forms
trampoliner, trampolinist, noun
Examples from the web for trampoline
  • The latter begins at rest at the center of the trampoline.
  • The trampoline routine, in particular, is unbelievable.
  • Think of two people on one trampoline and how their individual bouncing around has an affect on the other.
  • Around the grounds are a sleep-in tepee and an in-ground trampoline.
  • Rear overhang turns the convertible sofa into a trampoline at highway speeds.
  • On a trampoline, if two is company, three or more may well be a fracture.
  • It appears typically suburban, with its backyard trampoline.
  • The hotel's beach has a climbing wall and a water trampoline.
  • Jumping on the trampoline, for instance, helped a lot.
  • For exercise, water therapy suits his buoyant personality, and he plans to buy a trampoline soon to keep the bounce in his step.
British Dictionary definitions for trampoline

trampoline

/ˈtræmpəlɪn; -ˌliːn/
noun
1.
a tough canvas sheet suspended by springs or elasticated cords from a frame, used by acrobats, gymnasts, etc
verb
2.
(intransitive) to exercise on a trampoline
Derived Forms
trampoliner, trampolinist, noun
Word Origin
C18: via Spanish from Italian trampolino, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; compare trample
Word Origin and History for trampoline
n.

1798, from Spanish trampolin "springboard," and Italian trampolino, from trampoli "stilts," from a Germanic source (cf. Low German trampeln "trample") related to tramp.

trampoline in Technology


An incredibly hairy technique, found in some HLL and program-overlay implementations (e.g. on the Macintosh), that involves on-the-fly generation of small executable (and, likely as not, self-modifying) code objects to do indirection between code sections. These pieces of live data are called "trampolines". Trampolines are notoriously difficult to understand in action; in fact, it is said by those who use this term that the trampoline that doesn't bend your brain is not the true trampoline. See also snap.
[Jargon File]
(2003-03-26)

Encyclopedia Article for trampoline

an elevated, resilient webbed bed or canvas sheet supported by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard for tumbling. Trampolining, or rebound tumbling, is an individual sport of acrobatic movements performed after rebounding into the air from the trampoline.

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