stem
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8.1
- noun
- /stɛm/
- Jargon
:
viraje en cuña
- He learned to control his direction by executing a stem while navigating the tricky course.
Examples
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Son picks up a stem and twirls it between his fingers.
Fiction book (1997) -
The skier expertly performed a stem turn to manage her speed on the slope.
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After practicing his stem turns, he felt more confident on the steep runs.
Synonyms
A skiing turn where you push the tail of one ski out to slow and change direction
Idioms
Compounds
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The part of the brain near the spinal cord that controls breathing and heart rate
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A special cell inside bones that makes red and white blood cells and platelets
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The part of the brain at the base that connects to the spinal cord and controls breathing and heart rate
A small fern with a dark thin stem that grows in warm parts of the Americas
- Jargon
A skiing turn where you push the tail of one ski out to slow and change direction
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stem in skiing is a turn where one ski is pushed out to slow you down, and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine one ski sticking out like a plant stem to stop forward motion.