JIG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of jig in English

(Definition of jig from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Examples of jig

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This usually manifested itself as an inability to play at the speed which jigs and reels usually entail.
Computerassisted knee arthroplasty versus a conventional jig-based technique.
The amounts injected are given in jig followed by the diameter of the weal in mm.
At the same time, nocodazole was applied at a concentration of 0.5 jig/ml.
No jig is needed for this procedure, since there are no stringers.
A jig is a conceptually looser and more open-ended mechanism, its precision lying in the clarity with which it enables a range of operations.
The vertical fibres of the weave act as a jig themselves to restrain the lateral threads in place.
Conceived as a single beautifully-controlled accelerando, it ends with a vigorously propulsive jig.
They held, indeed, some specificity, such as length of the peg shaft and tilt angle of the jig upper surface, which had to be fed in advance to the program.
The posts are positioned on the concrete foundation slab and at first floor level by temporary steel jigs which simplify accurate setting out.
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In addition, it distorts in one more particular the rating system of the country, which is already something of a jig-saw puzzle.
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Shorts have been authorised to begin work on the manufacture of jigs and tools.
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Anomalies have arisen, and the net result is rather like a jig-saw puzzle where some of the pieces do not quite fit into their neighbours.
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I do not know what is the position with the jig and tool makers and draughtsmen, but they have certainly been in very short supply.
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Other products suitable for work of this kind is the manufacture of typewriting sundries, jigs and gauges, clothing and many types of electrical goods.
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Translations of jig

in Chinese (Traditional)
舞蹈, 捷格舞, 捷格舞曲…
in Chinese (Simplified)
舞蹈, 吉格舞, 吉格舞曲…
in Spanish
giga, bailar la giga…
in Portuguese
jiga, gingar…
in more languages
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in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
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in Vietnamese
in Polish
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in Russian
oynak ve hareketli dans/müzik, cig dansı, hoplamak…
gigue, sautiller…
horlepijp, ronddansen…
giga, hopsat…
jig, hoppe op og ned…
dansa gembira, berjingkrak-jingkrak…
การเต้นรำด้วยจังหวะเร็ว, เคลื่อนไหวไปมาอย่างรวดเร็ว…
điệu nhảy jig, nhảy điệu jig…
giga, zacisk, irlandzki żywy taniec…
jigg, hoppa, skutta…
irama jig, melompat-lompat…
die Gigue, herumhüpfen…
gigg, danse gigg, hoppe…
джига, підстрибувати, підскакувати…
джига, зажимное приспособление…
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