Serpentine

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The word serpentine may refer to:

• Serpentine shape, an object or design shaped like the letter S or like a snake
• The S-shaped riding figure used when training horses.
• The serpentine, a mythical dragon-like creature in the shape of a serpent
• Serpentine curve, a mathematical curve
• Serpentine system, a method employed in the organization of a competition
• Serpentine group, a common mineral group
• Serpentine soil, a soil derived from the serpentine mineral
• The serpentine flora, unusual plant communities that occur on serpentine soils
• Serpentine receptor, describing the shape of transmembrane proteins
• Serpentine powder, an early form of gunpowder

Contents 1 Devices 2 Computing 3 Music 4 Places 4.1 In The United States of America 4.2 In England 4.3 In Australia 4.4 In New Zealand 5 See also

[edit] Devices

• Serpentine belt, a type of drive belt used in mechanical devices
• The serpentine, an early type of cannon
• The serpentine, a component of the matchlock firearm

[edit] Computing

• Data layout or traversal order on mechanical storage media, such as hard disk drives or tape drives
• Serpentine (video game), a 1982 video game published by Brøderbund Software, Inc.
• Serpentine (software), a GNOME application for writing audio CDs
• A typeface from Linotype

[edit] Music

• The Serpentine Offering, a single by Dimmu Borgir from their 2007 album In Sorte Diaboli
• Serpentine (album), a 1996 jazz album by Han Bennink and Dave Douglas
• Serpentine (album), is the forth studio album by Flowing Tears

[edit] Places

[edit] In The United States of America

• Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania, Camp John H. Ware III. The Serpentine rock is found here.

[edit] In England

• Serpentine (lake), a lake in Hyde Park, London, near the Serpentine Gallery
• Serpentine Gallery, a London gallery near the Serpentine lake
• Serpentine Green, a very large shopping centre in Southern Peterborough
• Serpentine Running Club, a central London running and triathlon club.

[edit] In Australia

• Serpentine, Western Australia, a town
• Serpentine National Park, a park in Australia home to the Serpentine Falls
• Serpentine Falls, a series of waterfalls in the Australian Serpentine National Park
• Serpentine River (Western Australia), a river in the Serpentine National Park
• Serpentine Dam, a dam on the Serpentine River
• Serpentine, Victoria, a town in Australia

[edit] In New Zealand

• Serpentine River, New Zealand, a minor river in the South Island of New Zealand
• Serpentine (goldfields), a locality and series of goldfields near Paerau in Central Otago, New Zealand

[edit] See also

• Electoral district of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, in Western Australia
• Serpentine Heights Elementary School, in Surrey, Canada
• The Serpentine Similar, a 1993 rock album by Gastr del Sol
• Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale

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