Notch may refer to: *

Notch (engineering) In mechanical engineering and materials science, a notch refers to a V-shaped, U-shaped, or semi-circular defect deliberately introduced into a planar material. In structural components, a notch causes a stress concentration which can result in ...

, an indentation or slit in a material *

Nock (arrow) An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers ca ...

, notch in the rearmost end of an arrow * Markus Persson (born 1979), a Swedish game designer known by his online alias "Notch", best known for creating ''Minecraft'' * Notch (musician) (born 1973), a hip hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall and reggaeton artist * ''NOTCH'' (magazine), an Indian entertainment and lifestyle magazine *

Notch, Missouri Notch is an unincorporated community in Stone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Notch is located just north of Silver Dollar City on Missouri Route 76 Route 76 is a highway in the west half of southern Missouri running between U.S. Route 6 ...

, a community in the United States *

Notch signalling pathway The Notch signaling pathway is a highly conserved cell signaling system present in most animals. Mammals possess four different notch receptors, referred to as NOTCH1, NOTCH2, NOTCH3, and NOTCH4. The notch receptor is a single-pass transmembra ...

, a cell signalling system present in most multicellular organisms *

Notch proteins __NOTOC__ __FORCETOC__ Notch proteins are a family of type-1 transmembrane proteins that form a core component of the Notch signaling pathway, which is highly conserved in metazoans. The Notch extracellular domain mediates interactions with DSL f ...

, a family of transmembrane proteins * Notch filter, a band-stop filter with a narrow stopband * Notch test, also known as

Charpy impact test In materials science, the Charpy impact test, also known as the Charpy V-notch test, is a standardized high strain rate test which determines the amount of energy absorbed by a material during fracture. Absorbed energy is a measure of the mate ...

* Lion Notch, a male lion featured in the nature documentary series ''

Big Cat Diary ''Big Cat Diary'', also known as ''Big Cat Week'' or ''Big Cat Live'', is a long-running nature documentary series on BBC television which followed the lives of African big cats in Kenya's Maasai Mara Maasai Mara, also sometimes spelled Masai ...

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Notch display A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, which ...

, an electronic screen with a cutout in it * A type of col in geomorphology

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