trampoline
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A boy jumping on a trampoline (sense 1)
See also: Trampoline
English
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Etymology
From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936.
Pronunciation
Noun
trampoline (plural trampolines)
- 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.
- (uncountable) A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
- Synonym: trampolining
- (programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
- (programming) Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages.
Derived terms
Translations
gymnastic and recreational device
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looping or jumping instructions
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indirection techniques
Verb
trampoline (third-person singular simple present trampolines, present participle trampolining, simple past and past participle trampolined)
- (intransitive) To jump as if on a trampoline.
- 2007, Zoe Sharp, First Drop, →ISBN, page 276:
- My heart trampolined into my throat as I watched Lonnie's grip tighten on the stock of his own shotgun […]
- (transitive, programming) To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions.
- trampolined code
Derived terms
Further reading
Trampoline (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Trampolining on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from either Italian trampolino or Spanish trampolín (itself from Italian).
Pronunciation
Noun
trampoline m (plural trampolines)
- A trampoline.
See also
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish trampolín or Italian trampolino. See also French tremplin.
Pronunciation
Noun
trampoline m (plural trampolines)
Related terms
Further reading
- “trampoline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Italian trampolino.
Noun
trampoline m (definite singular trampolinen, indefinite plural trampoliner, definite plural trampolinene)
References
- “trampoline” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Italian trampolino.
Noun
trampoline m (definite singular trampolinen, indefinite plural trampolinar, definite plural trampolinane)
References
- “trampoline” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.