prop

(noun)

An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform. Contraction of "property".

Related Terms

  • LCD
  • Model

Examples of prop in the following topics:

  • Physical Objects and Animations

    • The use of objects as visual aids involves using actual objects as live demonstrations or props for the audience.
    • The use of physical and animate objects in formal presentations is the same as in stage acting where actors use still and animated props.
  • Relativistic Shocks

    • where $V_1=1/n_{\mathrm{prop},1}$ and $U_1 = \gamma_1 v_1/c$is the spatial component of four-velocity of the flow before the shock and $\gamma_1=(1-v_1^2/c^2)^{-1/2}$.
    • It is most clear to use the rest-mass energy density for $n_\mathrm{prop}$.
  • Naming Alkenes and Alkynes

    • This longest chain is named by the alkane series convention: "eth-" for two carbons; "prop-" for three carbons; "but-" for four carbons; etc.
  • Tonsillectomy

    • A mouth gag is used to prop the mouth open; if an adenoidectomy is also being performed, the adenoids are first removed with a curette; the nasopharynx is then packed with sterile gauze.
  • Root Modifications

    • Aerial prop roots develop from the branches and eventually reach the ground, providing additional support .
  • Determining the Solution

    • Arrow over to TESTS and press 6:2-PropZTest.
  • Aegina

    • The warrior props himself up with an arm, and his whole body is tense, despite the fact that he has been struck by an arrow in his chest.
    • Instead of propping himself up on an arm, he hangs from his shield and attempts to support himself with his other arm.
  • Publicly Held Corporations

    • Sometimes they are even propped up with cash infusions in times of crisis to help offset situations that would bankrupt a normal privately owned business.
  • Reform and the Election of 1872

    • With these goals achieved, the tenets of republicanism demanded that federal military troops be removed from the South, where they were propping up allegedly corrupt Republican regimes.
  • Sculpture in the Greek Archaic Period

    • The warrior props himself up with an arm, and his whole body is tense, despite the fact that he has been struck by an arrow in his chest.
    • Instead of propping himself up on an arm, his body responds to the gravity pulling on his dying body, hanging from his shield and attempting to support himself with his other arm.
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