Braid (disambiguation)
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A braid
Braid
A braid is a complex structure or pattern formed by intertwining three or more strands of flexible material such as textile fibres, wire, or human hair...

is an interweaving of strands. Braid may also refer to:

Location

  • Braid Station
    Braid Station
    Braid Station is an elevated station of the Millennium Line, a part of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station itself is located in eastern New Westminster, near the Coquitlam border.-Location:...

    , a Vancouver SkyTrain station
  • River Braid, a river flowing through Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Mathematics

  • Braid theory
    Braid theory
    In topology, a branch of mathematics, braid theory is an abstract geometric theory studying the everyday braid concept, and some generalizations. The idea is that braids can be organized into groups, in which the group operation is 'do the first braid on a set of strings, and then follow it with a...

    , an abstract geometric theory in the field of topology
  • Braid group
    Braid group
    In mathematics, the braid group on n strands, denoted by Bn, is a group which has an intuitive geometrical representation, and in a sense generalizes the symmetric group Sn. Here, n is a natural number; if n > 1, then Bn is an infinite group...

    , a type of object in braid theory

Musical group

  • Braid (band)
    Braid (band)
    Braid is an influential emo/post-hardcore band from Illinois that formed in 1993. After forming, the band went through several line-up changes but eventually settled on: Bob Nanna on guitar/vocals, Todd Bell on bass, Chris Broach on guitar/vocals and, Roy Ewing on drums. Roy was replaced in 1997 by...

    , an emo and post-hardcore band from Illinois
  • Braids (band)
    Braids (band)
    Braids is an art rock band from Calgary, Alberta and presently based in Montreal, Quebec. Braids consists of Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Katie Lee, Austin Tufts and Taylor Smith. The band members met at a young age and began collaborating in high school...

    , an art rock band from Canada
  • Braided
    Braided
    Braided is a musical group consisting of Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao, and Amber Fleury, who all competed on the third season of Canadian Idol in 2005. They are the third music group to come from an Idol show in the world, second being Young Divas from Australia and first being Feminnem from Croatia...

    , a Canadian singing ensemble

People

  • Braid (surname)
    Braid (surname)
    Braid is a surname, and may refer to:* Daniel Braid , New Zealand rugby union footballer* David Braid , Canadian jazz pianist and composer* Hilda Braid , English actress...

  • Braids, a character in Magic: The Gathering
  • Braid, a character seen on Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
    Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
    Who Wants to Be a Superhero? is a reality show hosted by Stan Lee. Contestants dress up as comic book superheroes of their own invention. Each week, Lee challenges the contestants to represent what "superheroes are all about." One or more of the superheroes deemed the least deserving is eliminated...


Other

  • Braid (video game)
    Braid (video game)
    Braid is a platform and puzzle video game developed by independent software developer Jonathan Blow. The game was released on August 6, 2008 for the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service. A Microsoft Windows version was released on April 10, 2009. Hothead Games ported and released the game to Mac OS...

    , a 2008 video game
  • Braided river
    Braided river
    A braided river is one of a number of channel types and has a channel that consists of a network of small channels separated by small and often temporary islands called braid bars or, in British usage, aits or eyots. Braided streams occur in rivers with high slope and/or large sediment load...

    , a type of river pattern
  • Operation Braid, the official investigation into the murder of Joanna Yeates
    Murder of Joanna Yeates
    Joanna Clare "Jo" Yeates was a landscape architect from Hampshire, England, who went missing on 17 December 2010 in Bristol after an evening out with colleagues...

    , a high-profile case from 2010 in the United Kingdom

See also

  • Der Zopf, German for "braid", a solitaire card game
  • French braid
    French braid
    A French braid, or French plait, is a type of braided hairstyle.-Description:Unlike the simplest form of three-strand braid, in which all of the hair is initially divided into three sections which are simultaneously gathered together near the scalp , a French braid starts with three small sections...

    , a hairstyle
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