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Sound change
§ Brackets and transcription delimiters. Initial dropping is a sound change whereby the first consonants of words are dropped. Additionally, stress may shift from
Initial_dropping
Topics referred to by the same term
up dropping in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dropping is a gerundive of drop. It might refer to: Copula dropping G dropping H-dropping Initial dropping
Dropping
Process of not pronouncing an "h" sound
/ / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. H-dropping or aitch-dropping is the deletion of the voiceless glottal fricative or "H-sound"
H-dropping
Oversized first letter in a text block
the initial and one for the rest of the text. The difference between this and a true drop cap may be seen when the text extends below the initial. For
Initial
This is a list of episodes for the anime series Initial D. Episodes in First Stage are numbered as Acts. Second Stage episodes are numbered by Acts, but
List_of_Initial_D_episodes
Skateboarding trick
Dropping in is a skateboarding trick with which a skateboarder starts skating a half-pipe by dropping into it from the coping instead of starting from
Dropping_in
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
LGBTQ is an initialism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. LGBTQ and related initialisms are umbrella terms, originating in the United
LGBTQ_(term)
Organization
Dropping Knowledge (styled "dropping knowledge") is a non-profit organization in the United States and Germany. In the US, Dropping Knowledge International
Dropping_knowledge
Ruling clan of the ancient Xiongnu tribal confederation
(*Hala-yundluγ), as a result of a historical sound shift involving the initial dropping of *h- by demonstrating its occurrence in several historical sources
Luandi
American executioner (1911–1950)
the case of Julius Streicher, reporter Howard K. Smith wrote that the initial drop was not fatal, and that "witnesses could hear him groaning", upon which
John_C._Woods
Supply chain management method
such functions. Drop shipping has become a popular business model as it requires minimal initial investment and overhead costs. A drop shipping operation
Drop_shipping
2017 American TV series or program
Series 'Dropping the Soap'". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2017. Gaynor, Emily (March 7, 2017). "Jane Lynch on Her Hilarious Queer Web Series Dropping the Soap"
Dropping_the_Soap
Type of roller coaster layout
leaving the station, races out to the far end of the track after the initial drop, performs a 180 degree turn, and returns to the station. Some out-and-back
Out-and-back_roller_coaster
soup. Yod-dropping is the elision of the /j/ from certain syllable-initial clusters of the type described above. Particular cases of yod-dropping may affect
Phonological history of English consonant clusters
Phonological_history_of_English_consonant_clusters
Air-to-surface conventional bomb
1991 Gulf War, all from Special Operations MC-130 Combat Talons. The initial drop tested the ability of the bomb to clear or breach mine fields; however
BLU-82
Loss of the vowel at the beginning of a word
aphaeresis, or aphesis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Apocope Elision Initial dropping List of phonetics topics Syncope Campbell, Lyle (2007). Glossary of
Apheresis_(linguistics)
Board game
eight pieces are on the board, if neither player has won after this initial "drop" placement phase, then they move their pieces one at a time, with Black
Teeko
Electric van produced by General Motors
(e-cart spelled backward). GM partnered with KUKA, a supplier, to build the initial batch of vehicles in Michigan to meet the 2021 delivery target. GM shifted
Chevrolet_BrightDrop
Gait abnormality
Foot drop is a gait abnormality in which the dropping of the forefoot happens out of weakness, irritation or damage to the deep fibular nerve (deep peroneal)
Foot_drop
Additional portion of a personal name
Famous Middle Initials". History Facts. Retrieved 25 March 2026. Feiler, Bruce (11 July 2014). "They're Dropping Like Middle Initials". The New York
Middle_name
Australian Aboriginal language
Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2023. Sutton, Peter (1976). "The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York". In Sutton, Peter (ed.). Languages
Wamin_language
Roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio
roller coaster has a total track length of 3,700 feet (1,100 m). The initial drop has a 60 degree vertical angle, with the roller coaster exerting 3.5
Steel_Eel
Abbreviation consisting of initial letters of a phrase
abbreviation formed using the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial letter of each word in all caps
Acronym
Roller coaster
ride vehicles attain a maximum speed of 126 km/h (78 mph). During the initial drop, the seat assembly is rotated so that riders are positioned facing the
Eejanaika_(roller_coaster)
Device showing conservation of linear momentum
difficulty is in keeping the configuration of the balls stable during the initial drop. Early descriptions involve some sort of glue/tape, tube, or net to align
Galilean_cannon
Table showing pictures with corresponding sounds
An initial sound table (German: Anlauttabel) is a table, list or chart which shows a letter together with a picture of the things whose word start with
Initial_sound_table
Steel roller coaster at Hersheypark
into the final brake run. The ride is 4,636 feet (1,413 m) long with an initial drop of 210 feet (64 m). The track is colored chocolate brown with light gray
Candymonium
Defunct roller coaster in Galaxyland Mall, Alberta, Canada
the final brake run and the exit/entry area. The ride length from the initial drop normally ranged from one minute, five seconds, to one minute, twenty-five
Mindbender_(Galaxyland)
Roller coaster at Magic Mountain
During the initial drop, the seat assembly is rotated so that riders are positioned facing the ground. There is a pool of fog at the base of the drop, however
X2_(roller_coaster)
Sound changes
the initial /h/ in Middle English. Reduction of /hj/ to /j/ in a few American and Irish dialects (so that hew is pronounced like yew). Yod-dropping – the
Phonological history of English consonants
Phonological_history_of_English_consonants
Gradual change in level of audio signal
where a gradual drop in volume can be perceived in the beginning, and the fade gets more abrupt towards the end. Because of the initial drop in perceived
Fade_(audio_engineering)
Roller coaster at Lake Compounce
climbing the 85-foot lift hill and dropping 78 feet. The lift hill is adjacent to the park entrance. The initial drop is followed by a left-banked curve
Wildcat_(Lake_Compounce)
Suspended roller coaster at Kings Island
quickly from one side to the other. At the ride's farthest point from the initial drop, the track makes its sharpest turn sending the train back toward the
The Bat (Kings Island; opened 1993)
The_Bat_(Kings_Island;_opened_1993)
2005 Hong Kong film by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong action film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese manga series of the same name,
Initial_D_(film)
Door”.[citation needed] Drop tunings lower the sixth string, dropping the lowest E string of the standard tuning. Some drop tunings also lower the fifth
List_of_guitar_tunings
Upward-sloping part of a roller coaster
little speed, though some coasters have raised stations that permit an initial drop without a lift hill. Although uncommon, some tracks also contain multiple
Lift_hill
Egyptian-themed roller coaster at Parc Astérix
after the lift hill that stands 40 metres (130 ft) in height. After the initial drop, a dive loop follows going 30 metres (98 ft) upside-down (OzIris is the
OzIris
Self-contained unit of discourse in writing
indicated by one or more of a preceding blank line, indentation, an "Initial" ("drop cap") or other indication. Historically, the pilcrow symbol (¶) was
Paragraph
Steel dive roller coaster in San Diego
station where the train repeats this cycle over again. The time from the initial drop to the end of the ride is approximately 40 seconds. "SeaWorld San Diego
Emperor_(roller_coaster)
Roller coaster in Santa Clara, California
100 ft (30 m) chain lift hill. The drop at the top of the hill begins with a sharp left turn. After the initial drop of 91 ft (28 m), the train reaches
Flight Deck (California's Great America)
Flight_Deck_(California's_Great_America)
Canadian composer and physicist
Splicing different pitches resulted from different playback speeds of initial drop creates a twelve-note arpeggio. Only twenty-five splices were used to
Hugh_Le_Caine
2019 hate crime hoax
2019). "Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, police chief slam prosecutors for dropping Jussie Smollett charges". NBC News. New York City. Archived from the original
Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax
Jussie_Smollett_hate_crime_hoax
Indigenous people of Queensland, Australia
Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2023. Sutton, Peter (1976). "The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York". In Sutton, Peter (ed.). Languages
Ewamian
half-inline twist is performed at the top of a lift hill, leading into the initial drop. Examples that feature this element include The Swarm at Thorpe Park
List of roller coaster elements
List_of_roller_coaster_elements
Language in which certain pronouns may sometimes be omitted
A pro-drop language (from "pronoun-dropping") is a language in which certain classes of pronouns may be omitted when they can be pragmatically or grammatically
Pro-drop_language
Type of amusement ride
Brazil. She fell from the drop tower ride "La Tour Eiffel" suffering cranial trauma and died on the way to the hospital. Initial investigations suggested
Drop_tower
Wooden roller coaster in South Korea
Rebirth" by Everland officials. About 380 meters of track, including the initial drop, were retracked using steel tracks by Rocky Mountain Construction. T
Monimo_Rush
American TV series
double entendres, sharp comebacks, and her penchant for celebrity name-dropping, the character of Madame was often attired in gowns and jewels, a parody
Madame's_Place
Steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great America
park's Southwest Territory land. It reaches a height of 202 feet (62 m), dropping 208 feet (63 m) at a 65 degree angle into a below-ground tunnel to reach
Raging_Bull_(roller_coaster)
2026 American company IPO
The initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX, an American aerospace and artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk in 2002, occurred on June
Initial public offering of SpaceX
Initial_public_offering_of_SpaceX
American media franchise
She-Ra and her rebellion against The Horde on the planet Etheria. Since its initial launch, the franchise has spawned a variety of products, including multiple
Masters_of_the_Universe
Steel roller coaster
small pond, then rises once more, turning to the left to cross over the initial drop, then turning to the right to cross a pedestrian path below. The ride
Whizzer_(roller_coaster)
Former American amusement park
out and back-style wooden coaster designed by John Allen upon the park's initial conception. A few other rides lay near Starliner and a small arcade center
Miracle_Strip_Amusement_Park
Canadian actor (born 1966)
Murdoch in a three-episode mini-series, The Murdoch Mysteries, in its initial run on Canadian television, with two episodes shown in 2004 and a third
Peter_Outerbridge
1866 disaster in the United States
Johnstown Magazine report stated that 13 were killed. In addition to the initial drop, said to be 20 to 23 feet, "a second part of the scaffold collapsed onto
Johnstown, Pennsylvania platform collapse
Johnstown,_Pennsylvania_platform_collapse
Approach to managing resources by tying them to object lifetime
Resource acquisition is initialization (RAII) is a programming idiom used in several object-oriented, statically typed programming languages to describe
Resource acquisition is initialization
Resource_acquisition_is_initialization
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Connection. Sutton, Peter J. (1976). Sutton, Peter (ed.). "The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York". Languages of Cape York. Australian
Mbara-Yanga_language
JavaScript runtime
used by Chromium. Bun was originally developed by Jarred Sumner, with its initial release in September 2021. It was acquired by Anthropic in December 2025
Bun_(software)
UK air drop of cats into Borneo to combat rats
Cat Drop underscored the complexity of ecosystems and the potential for unforeseen consequences when intervening in natural processes. The initial use
Operation_Cat_Drop
1996 video game
with one large drop, followed by continuous chips to overwhelm the opponent before he or she has a chance to clear out the initial drop. Sakura from Street
Super_Puzzle_Fighter_II_Turbo
2001 suspicious death at Michael Barrymore's home
possible corruption by Essex Police. The allegations pertain to their initial £8 million investigation into Stuart Lubbock's death. In April 2007, the
Death_of_Stuart_Lubbock
Tendency of matter to change volume in response to a change in temperature
initially drop, followed immediately by a rise of that height until the whole system of flask, liquid and heat bath has warmed through. The initial drop in the
Thermal_expansion
Proprietary file sharing between Apple devices
OWL and OpenDrop. In IOS 26, EU regulators required Apple to deprecate AWDL in favour of the open Wi-Fi Aware standard. During the initial handshake, devices
AirDrop
American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
Accountability Office showed a decline in combat readiness of American F-35s, dropping from 67% in 2021 to 44% in 2025. The IAF has used the F-35 frequently during
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
Origin and use of double "f" at the beginning of a word
Word-initial ff is the digraph ⟨ff⟩ occurring at the beginning of a word. It is sometimes occurs capitalized as ⟨Ff⟩, and sometimes occurs as the lowercase
Word-initial_ff
Type of financial collateral used to cover credit risk
the effect of reversing any profit or loss made on the securities. The initial cash deposited by the trader, together with the amount obtained from the
Margin_(finance)
Aboriginal language of Western Australia
has a phonemic glottal stop, is initial-dropping (i.e. it has lost many initial consonants, leading to vowel-initial words) and the stop consonants show
Nhanda_language
Steel roller coaster in New York City
of $9 million and has a 90-degree vertical drop and four inversions. From the beginning of the initial drop, to the end of ride, it takes 38 seconds. The
Thunderbolt (2014 roller coaster)
Thunderbolt_(2014_roller_coaster)
Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Method
microarrays enabled the examination of thousands of transcripts at once. Initial studies using microarrays focused on determining differentially expressed
Drop-Seq
Amtrak service between Pittsburgh and New York
caused an initial drop of ridership in FY2020 of 39% on the route as compared to FY2019. The drop remained throughout FY2021, with a relative drop of 40.3%
Pennsylvanian_(train)
American band
rounded out the band's initial lineup, with vocalist Paula Kelley as a guest musician. The band soon changed the name to Drop Nineteens, from a childhood
Drop_Nineteens
American chain of ice cream shops
neighborhood customers. The first stores to be converted experienced an initial drop in sales of about 20 percent. But as customers tried the new ice cream
KaleidoScoops
Lake in Monterey County, California
summer 2013, the water level at Lake San Antonio fell dramatically. The initial drop occurred during emergency repairs on the Lake Nacimiento Dam - Lake San
Lake_San_Antonio
2013 murder of an abused American boy in Palmdale, California
was intellectually slow, repeating two grades in school and ultimately dropping out. During his 20s, he worked as a caregiver and driver at Woodland Park
Murder_of_Gabriel_Fernandez
Waterfall in Nunavut, Canada
520 m (1,710 ft) down the western wall of the Weasel River Valley. The initial drop leaps 200 m (660 ft) over the edge of an inclined cliff and takes the
Schwartzenbach_Falls
1991 Japanese animated film
territories internationally has accrued a box-office total of $608,562. The initial 2008 Russian release on May 8 opened at $9,041 across three cinemas, finishing
Only_Yesterday_(1991_film)
Eskimo–Aleut language spoken in Russia
proto-Eskimo, *ŋ was often dropped within morphemes except when next to *ə. *ŋ is also dropped under productive velar dropping (the dropping of ɣ, ʀ, and ŋ between
Naukan_Yupik_language
British military experiment
the landing of air-dropped supplies with retrorockets. The project was initiated by a request from the Army for a method of dropping heavy equipment and
Hajile
American internet entrepreneur and investor
launched technology-enabled law firm, Atrium. Kan raised $10.5 million in an initial "party" round of investment led by General Catalyst. In September 2018
Justin_Kan
1978 Science fiction board wargame
of units unknown until they are encountered. The UN player makes an initial "drop" of units. Advantage of movement is given to the defensive player, who
Olympica
(Initial Release – Unadjusted $s in Millions of $s)." Cleopatra: "Domestic Rentals: $22.1; Foreign Rentals: $18.2; Production Cost: $44.0 (Initial Release
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
General Carl Spaatz authorizing the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Wikisource. 2015. "Documents on the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb". Harry S. Truman
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
American actor (born 1968)
Two' First Reactions Praise Denis Villeneuve's 'Spectacular' Sequel: 'Jaw-Dropping' and Among the 'Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Ever'". Variety. Archived from the
Josh_Brolin
American military transport aircraft
patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time
Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar
Stock market event
technology company Facebook, Inc., now known as Meta Platforms, held its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, May 18, 2012, with shares trading on Nasdaq
Initial public offering of Facebook
Initial_public_offering_of_Facebook
Australian Aboriginal language
(Angkamuthi murtuny), Gudang urtunya A slightly higher rate of initial dropping (including initial syllables) was evident in Gudang. Gudang retained final CV
Gudang_language
1985 aviation accident in Japan
The initial crash killed all 15 crew members and 460-490 of the 509 passengers on board. An estimated 20 to 50 passengers survived the initial crash
Japan_Air_Lines_Flight_123
Structure used for zero-G experiments
for the initial acceleration, this technique doubles the effective period of weightlessness. The NASA Glenn Research Center has a 5 second drop tower (The
Drop_tube
Coalition customer loyalty program
connect. In August 2015, Drop raised a CA$1 million round of initial financing for launching the app. In October 2017, Drop raised a $5.5 million seed
Drop_(loyalty_program)
Amount of drug given to establish desired blood level
a loading dose is an initial higher dose of a drug that may be given at the beginning of a course of treatment before dropping down to a lower maintenance
Loading_dose
Chess variant
reserve as a pawn. Unlike in shogi, dropping a pawn on a file containing another pawn of the same color and dropping a pawn to deliver checkmate are both
Crazyhouse
Phonological process
Initial-stress derivation is a phonological process in English that moves stress to the first syllable of verbs when they are used as nouns or adjectives
Initial-stress-derived_noun
Brand of polymer-framed semi-automatic pistols
established competitors in reliability and safety tests.[page needed] Despite initial market resistance to its "plastic" construction, the Glock became the first
Glock
1981 film by Sam Raimi
the film performed above expectations at the box office. However, the initial domestic gross was described as "disappointing." The movie opened in 15
The_Evil_Dead
American heavy bomber aircraft
Model 299/XB-17 outperformed two other entries but crashed, losing the initial 200-bomber contract to the Douglas B-18 Bolo. Still, the Air Corps ordered
Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
American multinational technology company
voting power through super-voting stock. The company went public via an initial public offering (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly
Most of this loss comes in the fill factor of the cell. After this initial drop, the effect reaches an equilibrium and causes little further degradation
Staebler–Wronski_effect
History of Apple's current Mac operating system
the new Intel-based machines, with the exception of the Intel release dropping support for the Classic environment. 10.4.4 introduced Rosetta, which translated
MacOS_version_history
Feature of English orthography
genre. However, silent ⟨k⟩ and ⟨g⟩ occur because of apheresis, the dropping of the initial sound of a word. These sounds used to be pronounced in Old and
Silent_k_and_g
Agricultural and fire-fighting aircraft
it has a six-hour loiter time at a 200 nmi (230 mi; 370 km) radius. The initial contract is for $170 million, with a ceiling of $3 billion for purchase
Air_Tractor_AT-802
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