Wisp

Wisp

Wisp or WISP may refer to:
* Wisp (musician) is an IDM artist signed to Rephlex Records
* WISP (AM), a radio station (1570 AM) licensed to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
* Weakly interacting sub-eV particles such as the axion, a hypothetical class of particles
* WNT1 inducible signaling pathway proteins 1, 2 and 3 (WISP1, WISP2, and WISP3), human genes
* Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) with wireless connections
* Wartime Information Security Program
* Will-o'-the-wisp is a term for a floating ball of light in folklore
* Night wisp, a fictional creature in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
* Wisp was the birth name of a fictional young orphan girl who would later become known as Rainbow Brite
* Wisp is one of the eight elemental spirits featured in the "Mana" series. She represents the light element
* Wisp is the form a Night Elf takes when dead, in the MMORPG, World of Warcraft


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  • Wisp — Имя при рождении Reid Dunn Полное имя Рейд Данн Место рождения Ниагара Фоллс, Нью Йорк, США Годы активности 1999 наше время Страна …   Википедия

  • WISP — es un acrónimo para Wireless Internet Service Provider. Pueden ser hotspots Wi Fi o un operador con una infraestructura Wi Fi. Frecuentemente ofrecen servicios adicionales, como contenido basado en localización, Virtual Private Networking y Voz… …   Wikipedia Español

  • wisp — [wısp] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from whisk] 1.) a wisp of hair, grass, ↑hay etc is a thin piece of it that is separate from the rest wisp of ▪ A wisp of hair had escaped from under her hat. 2.) a wisp of smoke, cloud, mist etc is a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wisp — [ wısp ] noun count 1. ) something that has a long, thin, delicate shape, for example a cloud, smoke, or hair: wisp of: A wisp of smoke curled across the sky. 2. ) wisp of an idea, feeling, or sound that is very slight and not clear a wisp of a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Wisp — Wisp, n. [OE. wisp, wips; probably akin to D. & G. wisch, Icel. visk, and perhaps to L. virga a twig, rod. Cf. {Verge} a rod, {Whisk}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance. [1913 Webster] In a small basket, on …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wisp — [wisp] n. [ME, prob. < Scand, as in Swed visp, a bundle of rushes or twigs, akin to ON visk: see WHISK] 1. a small bundle or bunch, as of straw 2. a thin, slight, or filmy piece, strand, etc. [a wisp of smoke] 3. something delicate, frail, etc …   English World dictionary

  • WISP — (Womens International Strike for Peace) eller Kvindernes Internationale Fredsaktion blev startet af en gruppe husmødre i Washington i efteråret 1961. De startede i protest mod præsident Kennedys omfattende program for bygning af beskyttelsesrum… …   Danske encyklopædi

  • Wisp — ist der Name von: Wisp, Aliasname von Reid Dunn, einem Künstler aus New York Wisp (Wisp Ski Resort), Skigebiet in West Maryland, USA Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • wisp — wisp·i·ly; wisp·i·ness; wisp·ish; wisp; …   English syllables

  • wisp|y — «WIHS pee», adjective, wisp|i|er, wisp|i|est. like a wisp; thin; slight: »A number of them are decorated with wispy feathers trailing down one cheek or over the forehead (New Yorker …   Useful english dictionary

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