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• Shower-curtain effect — In physics, the shower curtain effect is the phenomenon in which a shower curtain gets blown inward with a running shower. The problem of the cause of this effect has been featured in Scientific American magazine, with several theories given to… …   Wikipedia

• curtain — [kʉrt′ n] n. [ME & OFr cortine < LL(Ec) cortina, lit. a cauldron, enclosing circle of a theater, curtain (< IE base * (s)ker , to CURVE); used in Vulg. instead of L cors, cohors (see COURT) to translate Gr aulaia, curtain (esp. in a… …   English World dictionary

• Curtain wall — For defensive curtain walls in medieval buildings, see Curtain wall (fortification). Glass curtain wall of the Bauhaus Dessau A curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural, but merely keep out the… …   Wikipedia

• curtain — curtainless, adj. /kerr tn/, n. 1. a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc. 2. a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes. 3. Chiefly New Eng. a window shade. 4. Theat. a …   Universalium

• Curtain — For other uses, see Curtain (disambiguation). For religious use, see Veil. Curtains at a Bed Breakfast. A curtain (sometimes known as a drape, mainly in the United States) is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light, or drafts, or… …   Wikipedia

• Curtain ring — Shower curtain rings A curtain ring is a small clip designed to hold a curtain in place. As their principal purpose is to hold up curtains of all types, examples of their use can be found on shower curtains[1] and other types of curtains. Usage …   Wikipedia

• curtain — Synonyms and related words: Z, abatis, act, act drop, advanced work, afterpiece, apodosis, apply to, asbestos, asbestos board, awning, backdrop, balistraria, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier …   Moby Thesaurus

• curtain — cur•tain [[t]ˈkɜr tn[/t]] n. 1) fur a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc 2) fur a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes 3) sbz a) a movable drapery that hangs… …   From formal English to slang

• effect — Synonyms and related words: Z, abide by, accomplish, achieve, actualize, actually, adhere to, administer, affective meaning, aftereffect, aftermath, aim, ambition, amperage, angle, animus, apodosis, armipotence, artifact, ascendancy, aspect,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Front curtain — An Austrian curtain. The front curtain, also known as the house curtain, act curtain, grand drape, main drape or main rag[1][2] is a stage curtain at the very front of a stage. Typically …   Wikipedia

• tableau curtain — noun : a stage curtain that opens in the center and has its sections drawn upward as well as to the side in order to produce a draped effect * * * Theat. a curtain, often used as an act curtain, designed to be drawn aside and up to give a… …   Useful english dictionary