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GRAVITY ASSIST [4 records]

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Yoga and Pilates
CONT

Our aerial yoga teacher training is a yoga based, rather than acrobatic, form of aerial yoga using the soft yoga hammock to practice traditional hatha yoga. The hammock is a prop like a strap or block, intended to assist alignment, deepen awareness and provide the immediate benefit of spinal decompression. With the weight of the body partially or fully supported along with the help of gravity, we can explore and create space in our bodies as intended in traditional yoga practice.

CONT

Aerial hammock can be used for performance, exercise, suspended yoga, or to generate atmosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Yoga et pilates
CONT

Le hamac aérien est un tissu structurel qui peut prendre en charge jusqu'à 2000 lb. Le hamac permet au praticien d'effectuer des pirouettes et des inversions qui décompressent la colonne vertébrale [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
DEF

A natural "slingshot" effect which increases a spacecraft’s speed and changes its direction of flight.

OBS

It occurs when a spacecraft gains energy as it flies close to a planet or moon. At the same time, the planet loses a tiny amount of momentum, which causes its orbital speed to be fractionally reduced.

OBS

Gravity assist can be used to decelerate or accelerate a spacecraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
DEF

Utilisation de l'effet du champ gravitationnel d'un corps céleste sur le vecteur vitesse d'un engin spatial, lorsque la trajectoire a été prévue pour en tirer profit.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Hospital Furniture
CONT

The seat lift enables the user to raise and lower the seat height to reach high places and to match their height to tables or seated individuals in various settings such as the home, classrooms, theaters, or other public places. This feature also facilitates transfers by allowing movement from high to low, allowing gravity to assist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Mobilier d'hôpital

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
DEF

A special chair in which a woman in labor sits in order to utilize the forces of gravity to assist progress in labor and facilitate vaginal delivery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
CONT

Le Centre latino-américain de périnatalogie à Montevideo, Uruguay, a mis au point une chaise d'accouchement conçue pour encourager une mise au monde physiologiquement plus favorable puisque la position assise est la condition "naturelle" pour les naissances normales. Cette chaise donne à la femme la possibilité d'accoucher assise, soit dans une position qui avec des angles de 45 degrés à 60 degrés, permet d'exercer une meilleure poussée sur les muscles pelviens.

Spanish

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