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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t?æmp??li?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?æmp?li?n/

Noun

trampoline (plural trampolines)

1. A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a 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.

   Synonym: trampolining

3. (programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages

Translations

Verb

trampoline (third-person singular simple present trampolines, present participle trampolining, simple past and past participle trampolined)

1. (intransitive) To jump as if on a trampoline.
2. (transitive, programming) To rewrite (computer code) to use the looping or jumping instructions called trampolines.

   trampolined code

Derived terms

• trampoliner
• trampolinist

Further reading

• Trampoline (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trampolining on Wikiversity.Wikiversity

Dutch

Alternative forms

• trampolin (obsolete)
• tremplin (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from either Italian trampolino or Spanish trampolín (itself from Italian).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tr?m.po??li.n?/
• Hyphenation: tram?po?li?ne
• Rhymes: -in?

Noun

trampoline m (plural trampolines)

1. A trampoline.

See also

• springplank

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish trampolín or Italian trampolino. See also French tremplin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???.p?.lin/

Noun

trampoline m (plural trampolines)

1. (gymnastics) trampoline
2. (programming) trampoline

Further reading

• “trampoline” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian trampolino

Noun

trampoline m (definite singular trampolinen, indefinite plural trampoliner, definite plural trampolinene)

1. a trampoline

References

• “trampoline” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian trampolino

Noun

trampoline m (definite singular trampolinen, indefinite plural trampolinar, definite plural trampolinane)

1. a trampoline

References

• “trampoline” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Alternative forms

• skorpion (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English scorpioun, skorpioun, schorpion, schorpiun, partly from Old English s?orpio and partly from Anglo-Norman scorpïun, Old French scorpïon, escorpïon; all from Latin scorpio, ultimately from Ancient Greek ???????? (skorpíos). The cheerleading move is so called because of the resemblance of the raised foot to a scorpion's stinger.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sk??.pi.?n/, /-p?.?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sk??.pi.?n/

Noun

scorpion (plural scorpions)

1. Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.
2. (historical) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
3. (figuratively) A very spiteful or vindictive person.
4. A cheerleading move in which one foot is pulled back and held up with both hands while the performer stands on the other foot.
5. (obsolete, biblical) A whip with points like a scorpion's tail.

   Coordinate term: scourge

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• arachnid
• Scorpio

Further reading

• scorpion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• scorpion at OneLook Dictionary Search
• scorpion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

Latin scorpi?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk??.pj??/

Noun

scorpion m (plural scorpions)

1. scorpion

Descendants

• ? Romanian: scorpion

Further reading

• “scorpion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• picorons

Middle English

Noun

scorpion

1. Alternative form of scorpioun

Norman

Etymology

From Old French scorpion, from Latin scorpi?, scorpi?nem, from Ancient Greek ???????? (skorpíos).

Noun

scorpion m (plural scorpions)

1. (Jersey) mole cricket

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French scorpion, from Latin scorpio, from Ancient Greek ???????? (skorpíos). Doublet of scorpie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skor?pjon/

Noun

scorpion m (plural scorpioni)

1. scorpion

Declension