Drift
From Free net encyclopedia
Drift may refer to: Template:Wiktionarypar
- Drift, Cornwall, a village – Drift Reservoir is nearby
- Drift (linguistics), the variation of speech.
- Drift (telecommunication), the slow long-term variation of an attribute or value of a system or device.
- Drift (plasma physics), the motion of the guiding centers of magnetized plasmas' particles.
- Drift mining, a nearly horizontal underground tunnel.
- Drift (geology), rock debris transported and deposited by or from ice, especially by or from a glacier.
- Drift pin, several kinds of tools used for enlarging or aligning holes.
- Genetic drift, mechanism of evolution that change the characteristics of species over time.
- Snow drift, a deposit of snow created by the wind
- Ice drift, drift of sea ice
- The condition where a motor vehicle's rear wheels slip at a greater angle than the front wheels; see oversteer.
- Intentional use of oversteer, for faster cornering; see Opposite lock
- Drifting (motorsport), a sport where drivers intentionally induce oversteer, to be judged on their technique.
See also:
- Driftwood
- Continental drift
- Rorke's Drift, site of 1879 battle between British and Zulu forces