Serpentine may refer to:

Shapes

Serpentine shape A serpentine shape is any of certain curved shapes of an object or design, which are suggestive of the shape of a snake (the adjective "serpentine" is derived from the word ''serpent''). Serpentine shapes occur in architecture, in furniture, and ...

, a shape resembling a serpent * Serpentine curve, a mathematical curve * Serpentine, a type of riding figure

Science and nature

Serpentine subgroup Serpentine subgroup (part of the kaolinite-serpentine group in the category of phyllosilicates) are greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals commonly found in serpentinite. They are used as a source of magnesium and asbestos, and as decorative ...

, a group of minerals *

Serpentinite Serpentinite is a rock composed predominantly of one or more serpentine group minerals, the name originating from the similarity of the texture of the rock to that of the skin of a snake. Serpentinite has been called ''serpentine'' or ''se ...

, a type of rock * Serpentine soil, soil derived from serpentinite * Serpentine (alkaloid), a chemical compound * Serpentine receptor, a protein in cellular membranes * Serpentine powder, a type of gunpowder

Objects

* Serpentine lock, a component of matchlock pistols * Serpentine (cannon), a military weapon *

Serpentine belt A serpentine belt (or drive belt) is a single, continuous belt used to drive multiple peripheral devices in an automotive engine, such as an alternator, power steering pump, water pump, air conditioning compressor, air pump, etc. The belt may al ...

, an automotive component *

Serpentine streamer A serpentine streamer is a type of party accessory made out of long strips of paper, wound up in a roll, which form snakelike patterns in the air when thrown. Serpentine streamers can also be used as party decorations, usually hung up from the cei ...

, a party accessory

Places

Australia

* Serpentine, Victoria, Australia, a town *

Serpentine, Western Australia Serpentine is a town located south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and 7 km south of Mundijong. Serpentine is located on the South Western Railway between Perth and Bunbury, and was one of the original stations when t ...

, a town * Serpentine Dam, Tasmania, the dam used to contain Lake Pedder in Tasmania, Australia *

Serpentine Dam, Western Australia The Serpentine Dam is a major water supply dam for Perth, Western Australia. The dam is used to store water that is released at a controlled rate to regulate the level in the Serpentine Pipehead Dam reservoir, which in turn feeds water to the m ...

, the water-supply dam for Perth, in Western Australia *

Serpentine Pipehead Dam The Serpentine Pipehead Dam was constructed to use the Serpentine River, in Western Australia, to convey water from Serpentine Dam to the interconnection with the metropolitan trunk main network. The dam is also used to store water from the D ...

, in Western Australia *

Serpentine Gorge Serpentine Gorge is one of the gorges in the West MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory. It is located approximately 100 kilometres west of Alice Springs along the Larapinta Trail. It comprises two gorges created by a south flowin ...

, gorge in the West MacDonnell Ranges in Australia's Northern Territory *

Serpentine Lakes The Serpentine Lakes is a chain of salt lakes in the Great Victoria Desert of Australia. It runs for almost along the border between South Australia and Western Australia. When full, the lakes cover an area of . Most of it is located in the Ma ...

, salt lakes in the Great Victoria Desert of Australia *

Serpentine National Park The Serpentine National Park is a national park located on the Darling Scarp, approximately southeast of Perth in Western Australia. The depth of the falls has been undetermined, and is shrouded with conspiracy and enigmatism. Features and lo ...

, Western Australia

Elsewhere

Serpentine (lake) The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. Although it is common to refer to the entire body of water as the Serpentine, stric ...

, in London, England *

La Serpentine La Serpentine (3,789 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Arolla in the canton of Valais. It lies west of the Pigne d'Arolla, on the range between the valley of Bagnes Bagnes is a former municipality in the district o ...

, a mountain of the Alps *

Serpentine Road Daroga Prasad Rai Road, formerly Serpentine Road, is major thoroughfare, which runs through the upscale part of Western Patna in India. Serpentine Road is a residential street, which connects Hartali Mor and Beer Chand Patel Marg. The area is s ...

, in Western Patna, India *

Serpentine Hot Springs The Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is one of the most remote Protected areas of the United States, located on the Seward Peninsula. The National Preserve protects a remnant of the Bering Land Bridge that connected Asia with North Americ ...

, Alaska

Music

* ''Serpentine'' (album), a 2002 goth metal album by Flowing Tears * "Serpentine" (song), a 2011 country song by Tiffany * ''Serpentines'' (Ingrid Laubrock album), a 2016 album * A 2010 alternative metal song by Disturbed on ''

Asylum Asylum may refer to: Types of asylum * Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome * Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute * Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea ...

'' * A 2006 pop electronica song by Kate Havnevik on ''

Melankton ''Melankton'' is the debut album by Norwegian singer, Kate Havnevik, featuring the single "Unlike Me," and the song "Nowhere Warm" as featured on the TV show ''Grey's Anatomy''. The album was released in her home country of Norway on April 10, 20 ...

'' * A 2006 electronica song by My My on '' A Bugged Out Mix'' * A 2002 pop song by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho * A 2009 synthpop song by Peaches on ''

I Feel Cream ''I Feel Cream'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Peaches, released on May 1, 2009 by XL Recordings. The album was produced by Simian Mobile Disco, as well as Soulwax, Digitalism, Shapemod and Drums of Death. Promotion In summer ...

'' * A 1987 indie rock song by Yo La Tengo on '' New Wave Hot Dogs''

Other uses

* Serpentine system, in structuring competitions * ''Serpentine'' (book), a 2020 fantasy story by Philip Pullman * ''Serpentine'' (1979) book by

Thomas Thompson (American author) Thomas Thompson ( Thomas Van Thompson; October 3, 1933 – October 29, 1982) was a journalist and author. Career Thompson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Clarence Arnold Thompson (1897–1983) and Ruth Oswalt (1904–1983). He graduated from ...

Serpentine (horse) Serpentine (foaled 20 March 2017) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his win in the 2020 Epsom Derby. Background Serpentine is a chestnut gelding with a white blaze (horse marking), blaze and a white sock (horse marking), sock ...

, racehorse winner of the 2020 Epsom Derby * ''Serpentine'' (video game), a 1982 action game made for the Apple II * Serpentine, a race in the ''

Ninjago Lego Ninjago is a Lego theme that was created in 2011 and a flagship brand of The Lego Group. It is the first theme to be based on ninja since the discontinuation of the Lego Ninja theme in 2000. Whilst it retains some elements of the previous ...

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