Flip
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Flip may refer to:
FLIP may stand for:
- Flip (acrobatic)Flip (acrobatic)An acrobatic flip is a sequence of body movements in which a person leaps into the air and then rotates one or more times while airborne. Acrobatic flips are performed in acro dance, free running, gymnastics, tricking, and various other activities...
- Flip (album)Flip (album)Flip is a 1985 solo album from Nils Lofgren, longtime guitarist for Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. The sound is typical of the style of the mid-80's, with a heavy emphasis on the snare drum sound, Lofgren's guitar, and plenty of synthesizer....
, a 1985 solo album from Nils Lofgren - Flip (mathematics), a mathematical operation in algebraic geometry
- Flip (cocktail)Flip (cocktail)A flip is a class of mixed drinks. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term was first used in 1695 to describe a mixture of beer, rum, and sugar, heated with a red-hot iron . The iron caused the drink to froth, and this frothing engendered the name...
- Flip (form), a hinged form factor for handheld electronic devices
- Flip (Little Nemo)Flip (Little Nemo)Flip is a character in the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland. He is the son of the Sun and nephew of the Dawn, something of a ne'er-do-well, and more or less an outcast: the residents of Slumberland want nothing to do with him. In his earliest appearances, he spends his time in Slumberland...
, a cartoon character - Flip (slang)Flip (slang)Flip is a term used colloquially particularly by Filipino American youth to refer to those of Filipino descent.According to the late journalist and activist Alex De Leon Fabros, Sr...
, a colloquial reference to Filipino people - Flip (hairstyle), popular in the 1960s
- Flip Animation FestivalFlip Animation FestivalFLIP, is an animation festival primarily hosted by the Light House Media Centre in Wolverhampton, UK. It is one of two festivals hosted by Light House, the other of which is Deaffest. Official literature for the festival says that FLIP occurs annually at the beginning of November and attracts...
, Wolverhampton (UK) based international animation festival - Flip the FrogFlip the FrogFlip the Frog is an animated cartoon character created by American cartoonist Ub Iwerks. He starred in a series of cartoons produced by Celebrity Pictures and distributed through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1930 to 1933...
, a cartoon character - Flip SkateboardsFlip SkateboardsFlip Skateboards is a US-based international skateboard company, owned by Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon, and Geoff Rowley. The company produces skateboard decks, wheels, and clothing. Flip is distributed by NHS Distribution in the US.- History :...
, skateboard and clothing company - Flip VideoFlip VideoThe Flip Video camera is a tapeless camcorder for digital video created by Pure Digital Technologies, a company bought by Cisco Systems in March 2009...
, a video camcorder - Coin flippingCoin flippingCoin flipping or coin tossing or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties...
, a method of sortition
FLIP may stand for:
- FLIP (protocol)
- Festival Ludique International de ParthenayFestival Ludique International de ParthenayThe Festival Ludique International de Parthenay, otherwise known as the Festival de Jeux or FLIP, is a games festival held in the town of Parthenay in western France. The festival is held over a period of 12 days in early July...
, a fair in Parthenay, France - Fluorescence loss in photobleachingFluorescence loss in photobleachingFluorescence Loss in Photobleaching, or FLIP, is a technique in fluorescence microscopy which can be used to examine the movement or diffusion of molecules inside cells or membranes. Typically a cell membrane is labelled with a fluorescent dye, and a specific area of the labeled membrane is...
, a microscopy technique - RP FLIP ("Floating Instrument Platform"), a research vessel
- FLICE-like inhibitory protein (see CFLARCFLARCASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CFLAR gene. Also called FLICE-like inhibitory protein .-Further reading:...
), protein involved in apoptosis - Franklin Large Igneous ProvinceFranklin Large Igneous ProvinceThe Franklin Large Igneous Province is a Neoproterozoic large igneous province in the Canadian Arctic of Northern Canada. It represents one of the largest large igneous provinces in Canada and it consists of the Natkusiak flood basalts on Victoria Island, the Coronation sills on the southern shore...
, a large area of igneous rock in northern North America
People
- Flip BenhamFlip BenhamPhilip "Flip" Benham is an evangelical Christian minister and the national leader of Concord, North Carolina-based Operation Save America.-Pro-life ministry:...
(born 1948), American Baptists and anti-abortion leader - Flip CornettFlip CornettLawrence Glenn "Flip" Cornett was an American funk guitarist and bassist.He died at the age of 46.Flip Cornett appears as rhythm guitarist and bassist on the album "Bootsy Collins and Bootsy's New Rubber Band: Keepin´ Dah Funk Alive 4-1995", recorded live in Tokyo....
(1957–2004), American funk guitarist and bassist - Flip JohnsonFlip JohnsonFulton "Flip" Frederick Johnson is a retired American football player who played in the National Football League.-Career:...
(born 1963), American football player - Flip KowlierFlip KowlierFlip Kowlier is a Belgian singer-songwriter, from Izegem, West Flanders, born in 1976. He sings in a distinct West Flemish dialect...
(born 1976), Belgian singer-songwriter - Flip LaffertyFlip LaffertyFrank Bernard "Flip" Lafferty was a Major League Baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in the majors.In , Lafferty appeared in one game as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics...
(1854–1910), Major League Baseball player - Flip MarkFlip MarkFlip Mark is an American former child actor, active primarily from 1959-1969....
(born 1948), American former child actor - Flip PhillipsFlip PhillipsFlip Phillips was an American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Jazz at the Philharmonic from 1946 to 1957.-Biography:...
(1915–2001), American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet - Scott "Flip" Phillips (born 1973), drummer for Alter Bridge and Creed
- Al "Flip" RosenAl RosenAlbert Leonard Rosen , nicknamed "Al", "Flip", and the "Hebrew Hammer", is a former American professional baseball player who was a third baseman and right-handed slugger in the Major Leagues for ten seasons in tthe 1940s and 1950s.He played his entire 10-year career with the Cleveland Indians in...
(born 1924), Major League Baseball Third baseman - Flip SaundersFlip SaundersPhillip "Flip" Saunders is an American basketball head coach of the Washington Wizards. He previously coached the Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves.-High school and college player:Saunders was born in Cincinnati, Ohio....
(born 1955), American basketball - Flip SimmonsFlip SimmonsFlip Simmons is an Australian actor and musician. He is a graduate of Brent Street School of Performing Arts.He has performed with artists such as George Benson, John Farnham, Delta Goodrem, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and the Rogue Traders, Christine Anu, Paulini, Sharon and Christine Muscat , Rob...
, Australian actor and musician - Flip WilsonFlip WilsonClerow Wilson, Jr. , known professionally as Flip Wilson, was an American comedian and actor. In the early 1970s, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series, The Flip Wilson Show...
(1933–1998), American actor and comedian - Lil' FlipLil' FlipWesley Eric Weston, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is a American multi-platinum hiphop artist best known for his singles Sunshine, "Game Over" and Rollin on 20's from the 2 Fast 2 Furious Soundtrack....
(born 1981), American rapper