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 serpentine curve is a curve whose equation is of the form :x^2y+a^2y-abx=0, \quad ab > 0. Equivalently, it has a parametric representation :x=a\cot(t), y=b\sin (t)\cos(t), or functional representation :y=\frac. The curve has an inflection p ...

, 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 s ...

, a group of minerals *

Serpentinite Serpentinite is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals formed by serpentinization of mafic or ultramafic rocks. The ancient origin of the name is uncertain; it may be from the similarity of its texture or color ...

, a type of rock *

Serpentine soil Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type produced by weathered ultramafic rock such as peridotite and its metamorphic derivatives such as serpentinite. More precisely, serpentine soil contains minerals of the serpentine subgroup, especially an ...

, 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 Serpentine lock (Latin: ''serpens,'' literally ''serpent-like''), the earliest lock mechanism developed for the early firearms in the first half of the 15th century. The simplest form of matchlock, used on early arquebuses and (after 1520) musket ...

, a component of matchlock muskets * 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 a ...

, an automotive component * Serpentine streamer, 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, Western Australia, Mundijong. Serpentine is located on the South Western Railway (Western Australia), South Western Rai ...

, a town * Serpentine Dam, Tasmania, the dam used to contain Lake Pedder in Tasmania, Australia * Serpentine Dam, Western Australia, 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 Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the sou ...

, in Western Australia * Serpentine Gorge, a 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 M ...

, salt lakes in the Great Victoria Desert of Australia * Serpentine National Park, Western Australia *

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale The Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the outer southeastern List of Perth suburbs, metropolitan area of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and has an area of and a p ...

, Western Australia

Elsewhere

Serpentine (lake) The Serpentine (also known as the Serpentine River) is a Reservoir#Recreation, recreational lake in Hyde Park, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Caroline of Ansbach, Queen Caroline. Although it is common to refer to the entir ...

, 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 ...

, a mountain of the Alps *

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

, 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 America ...

, Alaska

Music

* ''Serpentine'' (Flowing Tears album), a 2002 goth metal album by Flowing Tears * ''Serpentine'' (Han Bennink and Dave Douglas album), 1996 * "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'' * A 2006 electronica song by My My on '' A Bugged Out Mix'' * A 2002 pop song by the Norwegian band

Motorpsycho Motorpsycho may refer to: * Motorpsycho (band) Motorpsycho is a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim. Their music can generally be defined as progressive or psychedelic rock, but they also mix in elements from alternative, jazz, post-rock, po ...

* A 2009 synthpop song by Peaches on '' I Feel Cream'' * A 1987 indie rock song by Yo La Tengo on '' New Wave Hot Dogs''

Other uses

Serpentine system The serpentine system, also known as snake seeding, is a method of organization used in competitions to define the seeded teams and arrange them into pools. The ''n'' ranked teams that will be involved in the tournament are distributed in ''m'' ...

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

Thomas Thompson (American author) Thomas Thompson (3 October 1933 – 29 October 1982) was an American 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 the University ...

Serpentine (horse) Serpentine (foaled 20 March 2017) is a retired 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) ...

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