Corner (disambiguation)
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A corner
is the place where two lines of different dimensions meet at an angle.
Corner may also refer to:
Corner
A corner is the place where two lines meet at an angle, and a concave corner of intersecting walls is generally thought to be the least beneficial position to be in a life-or-death situation. From this notion was born the verb to corner, which is used to mean "to back into a corner" and usually...
is the place where two lines of different dimensions meet at an angle.
Corner may also refer to:
People
- Corner, another name of the House of Cornaro, a noble Venetian family
- Chris CornerChris CornerChris Corner is an English musician and songwriter. He was a founding member of the band Sneaker Pimps and is now active with the IAMX solo project.He has been living in Berlin since 2006, where he has set up his new IAMX studio for music and visual work....
(born 1974), British musician - David Gregor CornerDavid Gregor CornerDavid Gregor Corner, born circa 1585 in Hirschberg, Germany was a German Benedictine abbot, hymn writer and theologian best known for his influential 1631 Gross Catholisches Gesängbuch . He studied theology at Prague, Graz and Vienna, where he earned a doctorate. He became a pastor in Retz in 1614...
(c. 1585–1648), German abbot and hymnologist - E. J. H. CornerE. J. H. CornerEdred John Henry Corner FRS was a botanist who occupied the posts of assistant director at the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Professor of Tropical Botany at the University of Cambridge...
(1906–1996), British botanist and mycologist - Frank CornerFrank CornerFrank Corner, CMG, FRSA, is a New Zealand diplomat. Corner served as New Zealand's Ambassador to the United Nations and the United States, before becoming New Zealand's third Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs.-Early life:...
(born 1920), New Zealand diplomat - Greg Corner (born 1974), U.S. musician
- Harry CornerHarry CornerHarry Richard Corner was an English cricket player. He was educated at Blundell's School and was a member of Great Britain's gold medal winning cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics...
(1874–1938), British cricketer - James CornerJames CornerJames Corner is a Landscape Architect and theorist with numerous works to his credit which explore the contemporary meaning of architectural landscaping, with a focus on "developing innovative approaches toward landscape architectural design and urbanism." His designs of note include Fresh Kills...
(born 1961), U.S. landscape architect - Philip CornerPhilip CornerPhilip Corner is an American composer, action musician, trombone/alphornist, sometime vocalist, pianist-improvisor, theorist-educator, graphic score designer, and visual artist, collage&assembleur, calligrapher.-Biography:After The High School of Music & Art in New York City, Philip Corner...
(born 1933), U.S. musician and composer - Reggie CornerReggie CornerReggie Corner is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bills in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
(born 1983), American football player
Fictional characters
- Alejandro Corner (Mobile Suit Gundam 00Mobile Suit Gundam 00is an anime TV series, the eleventh incarnation of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise consisting of two seasons. It is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Yun Kōga. The twenty-five episode season was officially announced by Sunrise...
) - Michael Corner (Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
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Places
- Corner, AlabamaCorner, AlabamaCorner is a small unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.-Geography:Corner is located in the corner of Jefferson County, Walker County, and Blount County, hence the name. . The community is about 6 miles west of Warrior...
, a community in the United States - Corner InletCorner InletCorner Inlet is a 600 km2 bay, 200 km south-east of Melbourne, in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Of Victoria’s large bays it is both the easternmost and the warmest...
, Victoria, Australia - Corner Township, Custer County, NebraskaCorner Township, Custer County, NebraskaCorner Township is one of thirty-one townships in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 25 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 24.-External links:*...
, a township in the United States
The arts
- "Corner", a song by American singer/songwriter Allie MossAllie MossAllie Moss is a New Jersey singer, vocal coach and guitarist. She released her own EP Passerby in 2009. In 2011, Moss released her debut album "Late Bloomer". She regularly performs as lead guitarist for singer/songwriter and friend Ingrid Michaelson...
- Corner paintersCorner paintersThe Corner painters in Denmark first came together in 1932 when they decided to hold an exhibition in a meeting hall inside an office building on the corner of Vester Voldgade and Studiestræde in the centre of Copenhagen...
, a Danish artists association - Corner With LoveCorner With LoveCorner With Love is a 2007 Taiwanese drama starring Show Luo and Barbie Hsu . It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production with Chai Zhi Ping and 黃京 as producers and directed by Lin He Long . The drama started filming in May 2006 and wrapped on 13 August 2006...
, a Taiwanese comedy/thriller series - The CornerThe CornerThe Corner is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood by David Simon and Ed Burns and adapted for television by Simon and David Mills. It premiered on premium cable network HBO in the United States on April 16,...
, HBO TV series based on Simon and Burns' book - The Corner (Hieroglyphics album)The Corner (Hieroglyphics album)The Corner is the fourth compilation album released by the Oakland, California-based, underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The album was released on September 20, 2005 by the group's own independent record label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings.- Track listing :# "What The Funk" The...
, an album by produced by the Hieroglyphics - "The Corner" (song)The Corner (song)"The Corner" is the second single released by rapper Common on his sixth album, Be. It features a chorus and production by Kanye West as well as spoken word lyrics by The Last Poets. The song's lyrics deal with street corners in poor neighborhoods. The song's beat contains samples from "You Make...
, a 2005 song by Common - The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City NeighborhoodThe Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City NeighborhoodThe Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood is a book written by Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon and former Baltimore homicide detective Ed Burns. It was named a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times.-Origins:...
, a bestselling book by David Simon & Ed Burns
Other
- Corner (fence)
- Corner (route)Corner (route)A corner route is a pattern run by a receiver in American Football, where the receiver runs up the field and then turns at approximately a 45-degree angle, heading away from the quarterback towards the sideline. Usually, the pass is used when the defensive back is playing towards the inside...
- Corner detectionCorner detectionCorner detection is an approach used within computer vision systems to extract certain kinds of features and infer the contents of an image. Corner detection is frequently used in motion detection, image registration, video tracking, image mosaicing, panorama stitching, 3D modelling and object...
, an important task in computer vision - Corner kickCorner kickA corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules 1867...
(Association football) - Cornering the marketCornering the marketIn finance, to corner the market is to get sufficient control of a particular stock, commodity, or other asset to allow the price to be manipulated. Another definition: "To have the greatest market share in a particular industry without having a monopoly...
- CornerbackCornerbackA cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
, also known as corner, a position in American and Canadian football - The Corner (UVA)The Corner (UVA)The Corner is a seven-block collection of bars, restaurants, bookstores, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, extending from 12 Street Southwest to Chancellor Street. located across the street from the University of Virginia...
University of Virginia - WCNRWCNRWCNR is an Adult Album Alternative formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Keswick, Virginia, serving the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle and Western Fluvanna Counties. WCNR is owned and operated by Saga Communications.-History:...
(106.1 FM "The Corner") a radio station in Charlottesville, Virginia - The Corner, National ReviewNational ReviewNational Review is a biweekly magazine founded by the late author William F. Buckley, Jr., in 1955 and based in New York City. It describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion."Although the print version of the...
s blog - Müller Corner, a range of yoghurts produced by Müller Dairy