trampoline

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
2. (uncountable) A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
4. (countable, uncountable) Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To jump (as if) on a trampoline.
2. (transitive) To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions.

Concepts

trampoline

trampolin

Synonymes

springboard

Traductions

Trampolin

cama elástica

trampolim

trampoline

τραμπολίνο

trampolino elastico

trampolín

tramplen

desultorium

trambolin

trampolí

trampolí elàstic

llit elàstic

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798.