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Tombstoning
Meaning
Noun
●
In British English:
The
practice
of
jumping
into the
sea
or
similar
body of water
from a
cliff
or other
high point
such that
the
jumper
enters
the water
vertically
straight
, like a tombstone.
●
In Computing:
The process of (automatically)
initiating
software
sleep mode
on an app.
●
In Electronics:
An
unwanted
effect in the
manufacture
of
electronic
circuit boards
, in which a
component
stands up
on end
instead of
lying
flat.
●
In Mass media:
In
page
layout
,
putting
articles
side by side
so that the
headlines
are
adjacent
. The
phenomenon
is also
referred
to as
bumping
heads.
●
In Southern US English:
In
highway
driving
, a
blockage
in
traffic
caused
by a
semi-trailer truck
attempting
to
pass
another with
insufficient
acceleration.
●
The
practice
of
leaving
a
marker
in a
location
where a
digital
record
has been
withdrawn
, in order to
signify
that the
record
had
previously
existed.
●
In Medicine:
A
tombstone
pattern
on an electrocardiogram.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of tombstone
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
tombstoning
English
-ing
English
-ing
Middle English (1100-1500)
-ing
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-inge
Middle English (1100-1500)
tombstone
English
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Planking
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