Tandem (disambiguation)
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Tandem
means an arrangement one behind another as opposed to side-by-side.
The term may also have the following specialized meanings:
Tandem
Tandem is an arrangement where a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction....
means an arrangement one behind another as opposed to side-by-side.
The term may also have the following specialized meanings:
- Tandem, French song from the Vanessa Paradis' Variations sur le même t'aimeVariations sur le même t'aimeVariations sur le même t'aime is the second album by popular French singer Vanessa Paradis. It was released in France in 1990, and contains the hit singles "Tandem" and "Dis-lui toi que je t'aime".-Background and writing:...
- Tandem, West Yorkshire, a district of KirkleesKirkleesThe Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
- Tandem (1987 film)
- Tandem (1994 film), a Japanese pink film also known as Molester's Train Housewife: Madam is a PervertMolester's Train Housewife: Madam is a Pervertaka Molester Train Married Woman Edition: Wife Is a Pervert and is a 1994 Japanese pink film directed by Toshiki Satō. Future director Mitsuru Meike served as assistant director on the production, which was produced by Outcast Produce and distributed by Shintōhō. It won the Best Film, 4th place...
- Tandem (French rapper)
- TandEM (space project), a project to explore Saturn's moons TitanTitan (moon)Titan , or Saturn VI, is the largest moon of Saturn, the only natural satellite known to have a dense atmosphere, and the only object other than Earth for which clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found....
and EnceladusEnceladus (moon)Enceladus is the sixth-largest of the moons of Saturn. It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. Until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near it in the early 1980s very little was known about this small moon besides the identification of water ice on its surface...
- Tandem accelerator, see Particle acceleratorParticle acceleratorA particle accelerator is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to high speeds and to contain them in well-defined beams. An ordinary CRT television set is a simple form of accelerator. There are two basic types: electrostatic and oscillating field accelerators.In...
- Tandem bicycleTandem bicycleThe tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement , not the number of riders. A bike with two riders side-by-side is called a sociable.-History:Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the late 19th...
- Tandem carriage
- Tandem-chargeTandem-chargeA tandem-charge weapon is an explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation. It is effective against cage armor, which is designed to protect an armored vehicle against anti-tank munitions. The first stage of the weapon triggers the reactive armor of the target, limiting...
, an explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation - Tandem cell, a type of solar cell
- Tandem ComputersTandem ComputersTandem Computers, Inc. was the dominant manufacturer of fault-tolerant computer systems for ATM networks, banks, stock exchanges, telephone switching centers, and other similar commercial transaction processing applications requiring maximum uptime and zero data loss. The company was founded in...
, a former manufacturer of fault-tolerant computer systems - Tandem language learning, a method of language learning
- Tandem mass spectrometry, see Mass spectrometryMass spectrometryMass spectrometry is an analytical technique that measures the mass-to-charge ratio of charged particles.It is used for determining masses of particles, for determining the elemental composition of a sample or molecule, and for elucidating the chemical structures of molecules, such as peptides and...
- Tandem Publishing Co, see Universal-Tandem Publishing Co LtdUniversal-Tandem Publishing Co LtdUniversal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd was a United Kingdom paperback publishing company established in the early 1960s as Tandem Books. Its principal imprint was Tandem. The hyphenated name Universal-Tandem was adopted as a corporate identity in 1968 after Tandem Books was bought by the American group...
, a former publishing company in the UK - Tandem signalingTandem signalingTandem signaling is one of the most difficult conditions for speech coders to perform well in is the case where a digital speech-coded signal is transmitted from the mobile to the base station, and then demodulated into an analog signal which is then speech coded for retransmission as a digital...
- Tandem single-chain variable fragment, a type of pharmaceutical drug
- Tandem skydivingTandem skydivingTandem skydiving or tandem parachuting refers to a type of skydiving where a student skydiver is connected via a harness to a tandem instructor. The instructor guides the student through the whole jump from exit through freefall, piloting the canopy, and landing. The student needs only minimal...
- Tandem switch for telephone exchanges without telephones
- Tandem VerlagTandem VerlagTandem Verlag GmbH is a publishing company in Germany, and is one of the country's leading wholesalers and distributors of print and electronic media products...
, a German publishing company, founded 1994 - Tandem wingTandem wingthumb|right|QAC Quickie Q2A tandem wing aircraft usually involves two full-sized wings, both of which are full airfoils. Sometimes an aircraft of this configuration can look like a variation on the biplane, but is in fact very different. The forward wing is often technically a canard, fitted with...
, a kind of aircraft