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Meaning of "skyhook" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKYHOOK

skyhook  [ˈskaɪˌhʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKYHOOK

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skyhook is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SKYHOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skyhook in the English dictionary

The first definition of skyhook in the dictionary is a hook used to lift something into the air. Other definition of skyhook is a technical climbing hook that gives hold on small protrusions or slippery surfaces. Skyhook is also a hook used in skateboarding and skydiving.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKYHOOK


billhook
ˈbɪlˌhʊk
boathook
ˈbəʊtˌhʊk
buttonhook
ˈbʌtənˌhʊk
dough-hook
ˈdəʊˌhʊk
eyehook
ˈaɪˌhʊk
grasshook
ˈɡrɑːsˌhʊk
mudhook
ˈmʌdˌhʊk
pothook
ˈpɒtˌhʊk
reaphook
ˈriːpˌhʊk
tenterhook
ˈtɛntəˌhʊk
Windhoek
ˈwɪntˌhʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKYHOOK

skyclad
skydive
skydiver
skydiving
Skye
Skye terrier
skyer
skyey
skyf
skyhome
skyish
skyjack
skyjacker
skyjacking
Skylab
skylark
skylarker
skylarking
skylight
skylight filter

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKYHOOK

butcher´s hook
cant hook
chook
crochet hook
curtain hook
fifi hook
fish hook
fish-hook
get the hook
grappling hook
meat hook
off the hook
on one´s own hook
on the hook
pruning hook
reaping hook
shook
sling one´s hook
unhook

Synonyms and antonyms of skyhook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skyhook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKYHOOK

Find out the translation of skyhook to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skyhook from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skyhook» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

天钩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Skyhook
570 millions of speakers

English

skyhook
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Skyhook
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سكهووك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Skyhook
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skyhook
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কাইবুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Skyhook
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skyhook
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Skyhook
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スカイフック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스카이 훅
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skyhook
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Skyhook
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்கைஹூக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकाशभुज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Skyhook
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Skyhook
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skyhook
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Skyhook
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Skyhook
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

skyhook
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skyhook
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skyhook
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Skyhook
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skyhook

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKYHOOK»

The term «skyhook» is very widely used and occupies the 12.811 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKYHOOK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skyhook

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKYHOOK»

Discover the use of skyhook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skyhook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Skyhook
SKYHOOK deals with the spirituality of man, as well as with hidden mind content that influences him daily, often adversely.
Werner Lossau, 2011
2
Skyhook
Dr. Ben Coles investigates suspicions that his new airplane safety technology has been sabotaged, while pilot's daughter April Rosen tries to figure out what caused her father's near-collision in midair. 50,000 first printing.
John J. Nance, 2003
3
A skyhook in the midnight sun
From her council flat in Galleon Heights on the edge of Newcastle, riding high above the desolate urban landscapes of post -Thatcherite Britain, she discovers to her surprise a warm community and a living history that help her come to terms ...
Fiona Cooper, 1994
4
Semi-active Suspension Control: Improved Vehicle Ride and ...
In particular the focus is on balance, skyhook, groundhook logic and their numerous variants. They can all be categorised as VSC algorithms. 4.5.1 Balance Logic This logic first was introduced by Rakheja and Sankar (1985) and developed by ...
Emanuele Guglielmino, Tudor Sireteanu, Charles W. Stammers, 2008
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Chassis Handbook: Fundamentals, Driving Dynamics, ...
The skyhook strategy is used to minimize disturbance effects that can cause the vehicle's body to oscillate. Depending on the direction of motion of the vehicle's body, the system's compression and rebound damping are either increased or ...
Bernd Heißing, Metin Ersoy, 2010
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Jack and the Skyhook
Jack is chosen to join an expedition group to explore Bink, the smallest of planet Bargleplod's moons. He is determined not to mess things up this time. Suggested level: primary.
Damien Broderick, 2003
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Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics
The equation which implements the skyhook control law is simple, i.e., *- s where Cs is skyhook damping coefficient and Fa is the actuator force. This yields the transfer function for a simple single-mass suspension as follows: £ M K s2M (11.4 ) ...
Simon Iwnicki, 2006
8
Data Mining Mobile Devices
Skyhook began to sniff out and map Wi-Fi networks, measuring their signal strength and building the results to their proprietary database. Skyhook continues to conduct periodic sweeps to catalog Wi-Fi hotspots; their scans do not actually ...
Jesus Mena, 2013
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The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon
The Alaskan trials were the last step in certifying the system for op- erational use. 36 Operation Coldfeet— The First Operational Use of Skyhook After the 1960 Alaskan trials, the US Navy continued to refine the Fulton Skyhook system.
Jerry L Thigpen
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Non-smooth Problems in Vehicle Systems Dynamics: Proceedings ...
1 Quarter-car suspension system: (a) Passive configuration; (b) Semiactive configuration described by the following Eq. (1), where σsky and σgnd are the skyhook and groundhook components of the damping force, and G is a constant gain.
Per Grove Thomsen, Hans True, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKYHOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skyhook is used in the context of the following news items.
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Skyhook Wireless Partners With Footmarks To Provide Full …
BARCELONA, Spain, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS — Skyhook Wireless, a worldwide leader in mobile location, and beacon ... «PR Newswire, Mar 15»
2
Skyhook Wireless partners with FiLIP Technologies to improve …
Boston-based Skyhook Wireless, a location tracking company, announced at the CES in Las Vegas today that it has partnered with wearable child tracker-maker ... «BetaBoston, Jan 15»
3
Here's Why a Boston Court Tossed Skyhook's Appeal vs. Google
Skyhook's lawsuit vs. Google alleging unfair practices over geolocation software has hit another roadblock in Massachusetts Appeals Court. (Shutterstock photo ... «BostInno, Nov 14»
4
Skyhook launches new technology to deliver more targeted …
Skyhook Wireless, one of the pioneers of wireless positioning technology and location intelligence, announced Wednesday a new location-based “Context ... «BetaBoston, Sep 14»
5
Skyhook Ships 150 Open-Source Bitcoin ATMs in First Month
Skyhook is unique within the bitcoin ATM ecosystem for its low-cost, portable alternative to more well-known brands like Lamassu and Robocoin. First launched ... «CoinDesk, Jun 14»
6
Location Services Company Skyhook Wireless Gets Acquired By …
This morning TruePosition and Skyhook Wireless announced that the former has acquired the latter. Skyhook is best known for providing location services to top ... «TechCrunch, Feb 14»
7
Brittney Griner learning skyhook from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The "skyhook" helped basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar score 38,387 points, the most in NBA history. It's a move the Mercury's 6-foot-8 rookie ... «USA TODAY, May 13»
8
Bain VC Jeffrey Glass named CEO at Skyhook, replacing founder …
Jeffrey Glass has departed Bain Capital Ventures to become CEO at Boston location technology firm Skyhook. He replaces Skyhook founder Ted Morgan, who ... «Bizjournals.com, Dec 12»
9
Ducati Multistrada MTS1200 S Touring 'Skyhook' review
The Skyhook system can switch from the softest damping to the firmest in 10 milliseconds, despite the difference between the softest and hardest damping being ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 12»
10
Skyhook sues Google for patent infringement... again
Last time Google found itself in court proceedings opposite Skyhook, it was facing anticompetitive and IP legal claims for forcing Android OEMs to use Google's ... «Engadget, Sep 12»

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