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Definition: Flip-flop |
Flip-flopNoun1. A decision to reverse an earlier decision. 2. An electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states. 3. A backward somersault. Verb1. Reverse, as of direction or attitude. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Flip-flop |
Aerospace | 1. A device having two stable states and two input terminals (or types of input signals) each of which corresponds with one of the two states. The circuit remains in either state until caused to change to the other state by application of the corresponding signal.2. A similar bistable device with an input which allows it to act as a single-stage binary counter. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A circuit having two outputs with two stable states such that, at any instant, the outputs are in opposite states, change of state being produced by application of an external signal. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Having two stable states between which switching may be carried out by application of appropriate input signals. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A trigger circuit which has two stable states. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Finance | Floating rate note from which the holder can opt out and into another security, and move back into the original note under pre-determined conditions. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| FLFL | English | Flip-flop | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: Flip-flopSynonyms: change of mind (n), reversal (n), turnabout (n), turnaround (n), alternate (v), flip (v), interchange (v), switch (v). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: flopping (electrical engineering). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Regression | Refluence, reflux; backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return; resilience reflection, reflexion (recoil); flip-flop, volte-face. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Flip-flop |
| Specialty definitions using "flip-flop": bistable multivibrator ♦ D-type, D-type flip-flop ♦ Eccles-Jordan circuit ♦ flip-flop toggle ♦ Jack Kilby, JK flip-flop ♦ logical element ♦ maximum dominating time ♦ RS flip-flop ♦ scan register, SR flip-flop, static random access memory. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Flip-flop" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Portuguese (flip-flop, multivibrator). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Come at it from this angle and locate the automatic flip-flop override device here, which in turn will diffuse the antigyroscopic preinterface thruster chamber, and the pneaumatic centripetal antigravity shield deflectors, then you simply deactivate the axial gyro-presubinertia-photomegatronic oscillator that you see here (Hardware Wars; writing credit: Ernie Fosselius) | |
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| "Flip-flop" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 70.00% of the time. "Flip-flop" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 70% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 30% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Total | 100.00% | 20 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "flip-flop"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | тригер (trigger), гумена джапанка. (various references) | |
Danish | flip-flop (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle, multivibrator), vippe (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle, latch, low board, multivibrator, one-meter board, see-saw, springboard), ombytteligt værdipapir, monostabil trigge-element (monostable circuit, monostable trigger circuit), bistabilt kredsløb (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bistabil trigger (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bistabil multivibrator (multivibrator), bistabil (bistable, two-state). (various references) | |
Dutch | flip-flop (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle, multivibrator), monostabiel kip-element (monostable circuit, monostable trigger circuit), bistabiele trekkerschakeling (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bistabiele trekker (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bistabiele schakeling (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bistabiele multivibrator (multivibrator), bistabiele kipschakeling (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bistabiel (bistable, two-state). (various references) | |
Finnish | flip-flop (multivibrator), multivibraattori (multivibrator), kiikku (swing), kaksiasentoinen liipaisupiiri (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), kaksiasentoinen (bistable, two-state), bistabiili multivibraattori (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle). (various references) | |
French | flip-flop, circuit monostable, circuit bistable (flip-flop toggle), bistable (flip-flop toggle), bascule monostable, bascule bistable (flip-flop toggle), bascule (flip-flop toggle). (various references) | |
German | bistabile Kippschaltung (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle). (various references) | |
Greek | flip-flop (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), σαγιονάρα, φλιπ-φλοπ (multivibrator), δισταθές κύκλωμα (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), δισταθερός (bistable, two-state), δισταθής πολυδονητής (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle, multivibrator), δισταθής (bistable, two-state). (various references) | |
Hebrew | תפנית (swerve, swing, turn, turnabout), שנוי מקום. (various references) | |
Italian | flip-flop (multivibrator), titolo flip flop, multivibratore bistabile (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle, multivibrator), circuito flip-flop (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), circuito di scatto bistabile (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), circuito bistabile (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bistabile (bistable, bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle, two-state). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | フリップフロップ回路 (flint glass, flip-flop circuit, flute, frill, fringe, fruit, fruit parlor, fruit punch, fruit salad, fruit sauce, fruitcake, full, full count, full course, full install). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | フリップフロップかいろ (flip-flop circuit). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ip-flopflay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | flip-flop (multivibrator), multivibrador biestavel (multivibrator), circuito monoestável (monostable circuit, monostable trigger circuit), circuito bi-estável (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), circuito biestável (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), biestavel (bistable, two-state), biestável (bistable, two-state). (various references) | |
Spanish | flip-flop (multivibrator), multivibrador biestable (multivibrator), multivibrador (multivibrator), disparador biestable (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), circuito disparador biestable (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), circuito biestable (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), circuito basculante (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), circuito basculador biestable (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bono flip-flop, biestable (bistable, two-state), basculador biestable (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), basculador (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, dump cradle, dumper, end-discharge tippler, flip-flop toggle, tilter, tipper, tipping plant, tumbler, wagon tipper), báscula biestable (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), báscula (scale). (various references) | |
Swedish | flip-flop, bistabil vippa (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle, multivibrator), bistabil triggkrets (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bistabil multivibrator (multivibrator), bistabil krets (bistable circuit, bistable trigger, bistable trigger circuit, flip-flop toggle), bistabil (bistable, two-state), baklängesvolt, badsandal. (various references) | |
Turkish | tetik devresi (flip flap), takla atmak (do a somersault, flip flap, loop the loop, somersault, tip over, tumble, tumble down over, turn a somersault, turn over), takla (flip flap, loop, somersault, tumble), sarkan şeyin çarpma sesi (flip flap), perende (flip flap, somersault, tumble), parmağa takılan sandalet (flip flap), çarpma sesi yapmak (flip flap), çarpma sesi (flap, flip flap, slam, snap). (various references) | |
Turkmen | dьnderilmek (turn upside-down). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-f-i-l-l-o-p-p" | |
-3 letters: fillo. | |
-4 letters: fill, filo, flip, flop, foil, pill, plop, poll. | |
-5 letters: fil, fop, iff, ill, lip, lop, off, oil, pip, poi, pol, pop. | |
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