Pinning

Pinning

Pinning can refer to a number of things

*Pinning, the effect of certain weapons that cause their targets to be pinned down.
*Pinning ceremony, a symbolic welcoming of newly-graduated nurses into the nursing profession
*Pinning force, a force acting on a pinned object from a pinning center
*Pinning (modelling), the use of pins to strengthen the joins when assembling large or heavy model kits
*Pinning points, points in a crystalline material that act to halt a dislocation's movement

or:

*Flux pinning, a phenomenon that magnetic flux lines do not move despite the Lorentz force acting on them inside a current-carrying Type II superconductor
*Percutaneous pinning, a technique used by orthopedic surgeons for the stabilisation of unstable fractures
*Tree pinning, inserting spikes into trees in order to cause damage to sawmill equipment
*Zener pinning, the influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low- and high angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material

ee also

* Pin


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  • pinning-end — pinion end: see pinion n.2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pinning points — In a crystalline material, a dislocation is capable of traveling throughout the lattice when relatively small stresses are applied. This movement of dislocations results in the material plastically deforming. Pinning points in the material act to …   Wikipedia

  • pinning block — noun Etymology: pinning from gerund of pin (II) : a metal or wooden block with pinholes used as an aid in pinning and mounting insects …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pinning ceremony — A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing profession. The new nurses are presented with nursing pins by the faculty of the nursing school. Often the nurses recite the Nightingale Pledge …   Wikipedia

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