Flap - Other

Other

• 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP)
• brouhaha, a general state of social agitation
• flap (aircraft), a hinged surface on the trailing edge of an airplane wing
• flap (surgery), a surgical technique involving movement of vascularized tissue
  • free flap, a specific kind of surgical flap
• flap consonant, a sound produced by brief contact between the tongue and the roof of the mouth
  • intervocalic alveolar flapping, a process by which a /t/ or a /d/ before an unstressed vowel is flapped
• flap, any hinged plate often used as a cover or a simple one-way valve
  • bum flap (or butt flap), a separately removable part of underwear (un)covering the buttocks
  • cat flap or pet door, a hinged flap that allows a cat or other small pet to enter or leave a room or building
  • sluice or flap gate, a pressure driven water flow control device between a channel and other water body
• flapping, one of the basic mechanics of flight in birds
• roof flap, an aerodynamic feature of race cars
• route flapping, when a router alternately advertises a destination network first via one route then another