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A line, a leash, a lifeline, or a cat's entire personality — context decides.
means A thin length of twisted fiber or cord used for tying, binding, or hanging things, or by extension a connected sequence of items (a string of pearls, a string of bad luck).
from From Old English 'streng,' meaning a line, cord, or rope, with cousins across the Germanic family (Old Norse 'strengr,' German 'Strang'). It traces back to a Proto-Germanic root tied to the idea of something drawn taut or twisted tight — the same deep root that likely gives us 'strong' and 'strength,' since a good cord, like a strong person, is one that holds under tension.
- physics
- A vibrating string is why every guitar note exists
- theory
- Some physicists think reality is made of strings
- math
- Computers treat text as 'strings' of characters
- strength
- Spider silk strings outperform steel by weight
- music
- A grand piano holds over 230 strings
violin g string — lowest string on a violin, tuned to g3, produces the deepest tones
guitar high e string — thinnest string on a standard guitar, most commonly breaks during playing
string theory — physics framework proposing vibrating one-dimensional objects as fundamental particles, developed since 1970s