Twister most commonly refers to a
tornado
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the surface of Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, although the ...
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Twister or Twisters may also refer to:
Aviation
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Pipistrel Twister, a Slovenian ultralight trike
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Silence Twister, a German homebuilt aircraft design
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Wings of Change Twister, an Austrian paraglider design
Entertainment
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''Twister'' (1989 film), a comedy film starring Suzy Amis and Crispin Glover
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''Twister'' (1996 film), a disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton
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Twister...Ride it Out'', a ride in Universal Studios Florida based on the film
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''Twisters'' (film), the 2024 sequel to the 1996 film
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Twister (comics), a comic book superhero character
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''Twister'' (game), a Milton Bradley game
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Twister (Knoebels Amusement Resort), a roller coaster at Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania
* ''Twister'', a CITV gameshow hosted by
Nigel Mitchell
* "Twister" (''
The Suite Life on Deck
''The Suite Life on Deck'' is an American teen sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan, and developed by Kallis and Pamela Eells O'Connell. The series aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008, to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/ spi ...
'' 90 Minute Special)
* "Twister", a song on the 1988 "Weird Al" Yankovic album ''
Even Worse''
* "Twister", a song on the 2001 Mariah Carey soundtrack ''
Glitter
Glitter is an assortment of flat, small, reflective particles that are precision cut and come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Glitter particles resemble confetti, sparkles and sequins, but somewhat smaller.
Since prehistoric times ...
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Twista
Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (also known as Tung Twista), is an American rapper. He is best known for his Chopper (rap), chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest ...
(born 1973), American rapper
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''Twister'' (album), a 1988 album by Unrest
* ''Twister'', an album by
Watershed
Watershed may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, an area of land where surface water converges (North American usage)
Music
* Watershed Music Festival, an annual country ...
* ''Twister'', an album by
Leisure (band)
Leisure (stylized as LEISURE) are a New Zealand electronic music project from Auckland, formed in Muriwai in 2015. The group's current lineup consists of Djeisan Suskov, Jaden Parkes, Josh Fountain, Tom Young, Jordan Arts and Paul Roper, all es ...
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''Twister'' (play), a 1999 play by Ken Kesey
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Twister (video game)
Other uses
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Twister (fish), common name for the ''Bellapiscis medius'' species of fish
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Twister (dragonfly), common name for the ''Tholymis tillarga'' species of dragonfly
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Twister (ice cream), an ice cream made by Unilever's Heartbrand
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Twister (pastry), a cruller
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Twister (software)
Twister is a decentralized and experimental peer-to-peer microblogging program which uses end-to-end encryption to safeguard communications. Based on BitTorrent and Bitcoin-like protocols, it has been likened to a distributed version of Twitter. ...
, a decentralized P2P microblogging platform
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Twister (yacht)
The Twister is a masthead rigged sloop, length , beam , draft . It has a full length keel and a full-depth Transom (nautical), transom-hung rudder which is tiller steered. Total displacement (ship), displacement (empty) is about , of which is ...
, a sailing keelboat
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Twister supersonic separator
The Twister supersonic separator is a compact tubular device which is used for removing water and/or hydrocarbon dewpointing of natural gas. The principle of operation is similar to the near isentropic Brayton cycle of a turboexpander. The gas is ...
, hydrocarbon processing system for the dehydration and dewpointing of natural gas
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Twister (submission)
In combat sports, a spinal lock is a multiple joint lock applied to the spinal column, which is performed by forcing the spine beyond its normal ranges of motion. This is typically done by bending or twisting the head or upper body into abnormal p ...
, a type of spinal lock
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Twister (band)
Twister is a Brazilian pop rock band formed in 2000. The band was originally composed of Sander Mecca (guitar), Leo Richter (bass guitar), Luciano Lucca ( keyboards), Gilson Campos (drums) and Alex Bandera (guitar).
History
The group Twister ...
, a Brazilian pop rock band
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Twisters (restaurant)
Twisters is a New Mexican cuisine restaurant chain from the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, which was founded in 1998.
Today
Twisters is known for their green chile cheeseburgers and burritos. They also serve other New Mexican staples like sopa ...
, a New Mexican restaurant chain
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Mersenne Twister
The Mersenne Twister is a general-purpose pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) developed in 1997 by and . Its name derives from the choice of a Mersenne prime as its period length.
The Mersenne Twister was created specifically to address most of ...
, a pseudo-random number generator
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''Troubletwisters'' series, a 2011 young adult fantasy series by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
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Ronja Twister
Ronja may refer to:
* '' Ronia, the Robber's Daughter'' (Ronja Rövardotter), a children's book by Astrid Lindgren
* Reasonable Optical Near Joint Access, an optical point-to-point Free Space Optics data link
* Ronja (given name), the name Ronja ...
, an electronics module for free space optic
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Twist (disambiguation)
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Twistor theory
In theoretical physics, twistor theory was proposed by Roger Penrose in 1967 as a possible path to quantum gravity and has evolved into a widely studied branch of theoretical and mathematical physics. Penrose's idea was that twistor space should ...
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