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• Kink — or KINK can refer to: * Kink (sexual), a colloquial term for non normative sexual behavior * KinK , a Canadian documentary television series profiling some of the more unusual edges of human sexuality * KINK FM (101.9) is a radio station in… …   Wikipedia

• kink — [n1] bend, twist coil, corkscrew, crimp, crinkle, curl, curve, entanglement, frizz, knot, loop, tangle, wrinkle; concept 436 Ant. line kink [n2] spasm of muscular tissue charley horse*, cramp, crick, knot, muscle spasm, pain, pang, pinch, stab,… …   New thesaurus

• kink — ► NOUN 1) a sharp twist or curve in something long and narrow. 2) a flaw or obstacle in a plan or operation. 3) a quirk of character or behaviour. ► VERB ▪ form a kink. ORIGIN Low German kinke, probably from Dutch kinken to kink …   English terms dictionary

• kink — [[t]kɪ̱ŋk[/t]] kinks, kinking, kinked 1) N COUNT: oft N in n A kink is a curve or twist in something which is otherwise or normally straight. ...a tiny black kitten with tufted ears and a kink in her tail. 2) V ERG If something kinks or is kinked …   English dictionary

• kink — noun 1》 a sharp twist or curve in something linear.     ↘a flaw or obstacle in a plan or operation.     ↘a quirk of character or behaviour. 2》 N. Amer. a crick in the neck. verb form or cause to form a kink. Origin C17: from Mid. Low Ger. kinke,… …   English new terms dictionary

• kink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. curl, twist; cramp, crick; quirk, crotchet, notion. See contraction, convolution, unconformity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A twist] Syn. curl, tangle, crimp, crinkle; see curl , curve 1 . 2. [A muscle… …   English dictionary for students

• Hickmania troglodytes — Taxobox name = Tasmanian cave spider image caption = image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida ordo = Araneae subordo = Araneomorphae familia = Austrochilidae genus = Hickmania genus authority = Gertsch, 1958… …   Wikipedia

• Oligopoly — An oligopoly is a market form in which a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers (oligopolists). The word is derived, by analogy with monopoly , from the Greek ὀλίγοι (oligoi) few + πόλειν (pólein) to sell . Because there are …   Wikipedia

• Kinked demand — The kinked demand curve theory is an economic theory regarding oligopoly and monopolistic competition. When it was created, the idea fundamentally challenged classical economic tenets such as efficient markets and rapidly changing prices, ideas… …   Wikipedia

• Monopsony — In economics, a monopsony (from Ancient Greek μόνος (monos) single + ὀψωνία (opsōnia) purchase ) is a market form in which only one buyer faces many sellers. It is an example of imperfect competition, similar to a monopoly, in which only one… …   Wikipedia

• Circuit de la Sarthe — For the French road bicycle racing stage race, see Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling) Circuit des 24 Heures Circuit de la Sarthe Location Le Mans, France …   Wikipedia