"siteswap" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsaɪt.swɒp/ Forms: siteswaps [plural]
Etymology: site + swop. The term first appears in a Summer 1991 Juggler's World article, "A Notation for Juggling Tricks" by Bruce (Boppo) Tiemann and Bengt Magnusson: : If the juggler is thought of as juggling imaginary sites where the balls could be, as he does these tricks, which ball lands in which site is different from trick to trick. For this reason, we call these tricks "site-swaps." The number of sites is equal to the word length, and may be different from the number of balls actually being juggled. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|site|swop}} site + swop Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} siteswap (countable and uncountable, plural siteswaps)
  1. (uncountable) A numerical notation used to describe juggling patterns, where each number represents the height and direction of a throw. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Juggling Synonyms (uncountable sense): siteswap notation
    Sense id: en-siteswap-en-noun-JsDWZgzT Disambiguation of Juggling: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'uncountable sense': 86 14
  2. (countable) A specific notation for a pattern. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-siteswap-en-noun-ihlIkqX0

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