Streak
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Streak or streaking may refer to:
- StreakingStreakingStreaking is the act of running nude through a public place.-History:On 5 July 1799, a Friday evening at 7 o'clock, a naked man was arrested at the Mansion House, London, and sent to the Poultry Compter...
, running naked in a public place - Streaking (microbiology)Streaking (microbiology)In microbiology, Streaking is a technique used to isolate a pure strain from a single species of microorganism, often bacteria. Samples can then be taken from the resulting colonies and a microbiological culture can be grown on a new plate so that the organism can be identified, studied, or...
, a method of purifying micro-organisms - Streak (mineralogy)Streak (mineralogy)The streak of a mineral is the color of the powder produced when it is dragged across an unweathered surface. Unlike the apparent color of a mineral, which for most minerals can vary considerably, the trail of finely ground powder generally has a more consistent characteristic color, and is thus...
, the color left by a mineral dragged across a rough surface - Streak (moth)Streak (moth)The streak is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in northern and western Europe and north Africa. It is common in Britain, but local and confined to the north in Ireland....
, in the family Geometridae - Streak (film)Streak (film)Streak is a 2008 American coming of age short film directed by Demi Moore, written by Kelly Fremon and Allan Loeb, and starring Brittany Snow and Rumer Willis. The film was actress Demi Moore's directorial debut and only film to date. The plot focuses on a young woman stuck in a life she no...
, a 2008 film - Winning streak (sports)Winning streak (sports)In sports, a winning streak refers to a consecutive number of games won. A winning streak can be held by a team, as in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, or by an individual, as in tennis...
, consecutive wins in sport or gambling- Losing streak (sports)
- Dell StreakDell StreakDell Streak 5 is a smartphone/tablet PC hybrid from Dell that uses the Android operating system. It comes with a capacitive touchscreen and two cameras, a 5MP one with dual-LED flash on the back and a VGA-resolution one on the front for video calling; both are capable of video.The development...
, tablet computer by Dell - Streak cameraStreak cameraA streak camera is an instrument for measuring the variation in a pulse of light's intensity with time. They are used to measure the pulse duration of some ultrafast laser systems, and for applications such as time-resolved spectroscopy and LIDAR....
, device to measure short optical pulses - "The StreakThe Streak"The Streak" is a popular country/novelty song written, produced, and sung by Ray Stevens. It was released in March 1974 as the lead single to his album Boogity Boogity...
", a 1974 record by Ray Stevens - ArchenteronArchenteronThe primitive gut that forms during gastrulation in the developing blastula is known as the archenteron. It develops into the digestive tract of an animal....
, an indentation on a blastula - Heath StreakHeath StreakHeath Hilton Streak is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his Test debut in Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan 1993/1994 making his mark by taking 8 wickets in the 2nd Test at Rawalpindi...
, former Zimbabwe cricket team captain - StreakAero-Flight StreakThe Aero-Flight Streak was an American two-seat light aircraft built in 1946 by Aero-Flight Aircraft Corporation at Buffalo, New York. Advanced for its time, it was of all-metal construction with tricycle undercarriage, and accommodated the pilot and passenger in tandem beneath a sliding, bubble...
late 1940s single engine civilian aircraft