Science Fair Project Dictionary
Jump
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Pronunciation
- IPA /dʒʌmp/
- SAMPA /dZVmp/
Verb
- To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
- To cause oneself to leave an elevated area and fall downward.
- To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
- To react to a sudden stimulus such as a sharp prick jerking the body violently.
- To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is passed over another game piece while being moved between legal positions.
Translations
- Breton: lammat (1,2,3), sailhañ (1,2), gourlammat (4)
- Dutch: springen
- Esperanto: salti
- Finnish: hypätä
- French: sauter
- German: springen
- Guaraní: po
- Indonesian: lompat , loncat
- Interlingua: saltar
- Italian: saltare
- Japanese: ジャンプ (jampu)
- Polish: skakać imperf, skoczyć perf (1, 2, 3), podskoczyć (4), przeskoczyć (5)
- Portuguese: saltar, pular
- Romanian: sări , sălta
- Spanish: saltar
- Tupinambá: por
Noun
- An instance of jumping.
- An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
Translations
- Breton: lamm m (1,2), sailh m (1)
- Dutch: sprong m
- Esperanto: salto
- Finnish: hyppy
- French: saut m
- German: Sprung m
- Guaraní: po
- Interlingua: salto
- Italian: salto
- Polish: skok m
- Portuguese: salto m, pulo m
- Romanian: salt n, săritură f
- Spanish: salto m
- Tupinambá: pora
Related terms
- Jump shot
- Jumping off point
- Jump suit
- jump seat
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