Breakdown
Encyclopedia
Breakdown may refer to:
- Breakdown (vehicle)Breakdown (vehicle)A vehicle breakdown is the operational failure of a motor vehicle in such a way that the underlying problem prevents the vehicle from being operated at all, or impedes the vehicle's operation so much, that it is very difficult or nearly impossible, or dangerous to operate, or else at risk of...
, failure of a motor vehicle in such a way that it cannot be operated - Chemical decompositionChemical decompositionChemical decomposition, analysis or breakdown is the separation of a chemical compound into elements or simpler compounds. It is sometimes defined as the exact opposite of a chemical synthesis. Chemical decomposition is often an undesired chemical reaction...
, also called chemical breakdown, the breakdown of a substance into simpler components - DecompositionDecompositionDecomposition is the process by which organic material is broken down into simpler forms of matter. The process is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biome. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death...
, the process by which tissues of a dead organism break down into simpler forms of matter - Drop setDrop setIn bodybuilding and weight training, using drop sets is a technique for continuing an exercise with a lower weight once muscle failure has been achieved at a higher weight...
, also called a breakdown, a bodybuilding and weight training technique - Electrical breakdownElectrical breakdownThe term electrical breakdown or electric breakdown has several similar but distinctly different meanings. For example, the term can apply to the failure of an electric circuit....
, the failure of an electric circuit or a rapid reduction in the resistance of an electrical insulator that can lead to a spark - Mental breakdownMental breakdownMental breakdown is a non-medical term used to describe an acute, time-limited phase of a specific disorder that presents primarily with features of depression or anxiety.-Definition:...
, a non-medical term used to describe a time-limited event that presents primarily with debilitating depression, anxiety or paranoia
Music
- Breakdown (music), an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song
- Breakdown (band)Breakdown (band)Breakdown was started in 1986, during the resurgence of the hardcore scene. Despite being a NYHC band, being based in Yonkers Breakdown didn't have the Lower East Side Crew-mentality of Warzone and Agnostic Front. By a similar token, unlike some of their other contemporaries like Gorilla Biscuits...
, a 1980s New York hardcore band - Breakdown (Melissa Etheridge album), a Melissa Etheridge album
- Break Down (EP)Break Down (EP)Break Down is the debut Korean solo mini album of Kim Hyun Joong of South Korean boy band SS501. It was released on 7 June 2011 under KeyEast Entertainment. A Limited Edition was released on 23 June 2011, with a bonus DVD with music videos and behind-the-scene footages...
, a 2011 mini album by South Korean Kim Hyun Joong of SS501
- "Breakdown" (Group 1 Crew song)Breakdown (Group 1 Crew song)Breakdown is a single by hip-hop trio Group 1 Crew. It is the lead single off of the album Outta Space Love and was released on May 11, 20101.- About :...
, a song by hip-hop trio Group 1 Crew - "Breakdown" (Jack Johnson song)Breakdown (Jack Johnson song)"Breakdown" is a song written and sung by Jack Johnson. It is the eleventh track on the album In Between Dreams which was released in February 2005. It was released as a single in September 2005. The video features Jack Johnson surfing in Pichilemu, Chile. The single peaked at #73 in the United...
, a song by Jack Johnson - "Breakdown" (Mariah Carey song), a song by Mariah Carey
- "Breakdown" (Seether song)Breakdown (Seether song)"Breakdown" is the third track and the third single from Seether's third album, Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces. Shaun Morgan has stated that the song is about his former girlfriend Amy Lee, but other sources reference a more recent relationship...
a song by post-grunge band Seether - "Breakdown" (Tantric song)Breakdown (Tantric song)"Breakdown" is the debut single by post-grunge band Tantric and the lead single from their self-titled debut album. It is the band's most successful song, having reached #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks and helped the album achieve platinum status in 2001.Lyrically, "Breakdown" describes a...
, a song by rock group Tantric from Tantric - "Breakdown" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song), a song by Tom Petty from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- "Breakdown", a song by Gravity Kills from Superstarved
- "Breakdown", a song by Guns N' Roses from Use Your Illusion II
- "Breakdown", a song by J. Cole from Cole World: The Sideline Story
- "Breakdown", a song by {Meg & Dia} from Cocoon
- "Breakdown", a song by Breaking Benjamin from We Are Not Alone
Film and television
- Breakdown (film)Breakdown (film)Breakdown is a 1997 American thriller film, written and directed by Jonathan Mostow. The film stars Kurt Russell, J. T. Walsh and Kathleen Quinlan. The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris...
, a 1997 thriller starring Kurt Russell - Breakdown (1952 film), a film noir starring Ann RichardsAnn Richards (actress)Ann Richards was an Australian actress, who achieved notability in Australian films as Shirley Ann Richards before moving to the United States where she continued her career as a film actress, mainly as an MGM starlet....
- Breakdown: In Your HouseBreakdown: In Your HouseBreakdown: In Your House was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, under the In Your House name, produced by the World Wrestling Federation...
, a 1998 professional wrestling pay-per-view event - Script breakdownScript breakdownA script breakdown is an intermediate step in the production of a play, film, comic book, or any other work that is originally planned using a script.-Film and television:...
, a step in the production of a play, film, or comic book - Lance HoytLance HoytLance Hoyt is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling as Lance Archer. He is best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time NWA World Tag Team Champion with Kid Kash while the title was under the TNA banner...
, an American professional wrestler who previously used the ring name Breakdown
Other media
- Breakdown (book)Breakdown (book)Breakdown is a 2003 book by Bill Gertz arguing that U.S. intelligence services "lost sight of [their] purpose and function" due to Clinton administration policies that were more concerned with political correctness than with national defense.Publishers Weekly gave it a mixed review, calling it "an...
, a book by Bill Gertz regarding the policies of the United States intelligence services during the Clinton administration - Breakdown (comics)Breakdown (comics)Breakdown was a comic published by Devil's Due Productions as part of their Aftermath line. It began in October 2004, and was written by Chuck Dixon, and drawn by Dave Ross....
, a 2000s comic written by Chuck Dixon, and drawn by Dave Ross, about Paragon, the world's first superhero - Breakdown (Transformers)Breakdown (Transformers)Breakdown is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. He should not be confused with the Autobot Brakedown.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
, several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes - Breakdown (video game)Breakdown (video game)Breakdown is a first-person action game released by Namco in 2004 for the Microsoft Xbox console. Views on the game are mixed, as it sold unspectacularly, and was criticized for the flawed gameplay mechanics...
, a 2004 first-person action game for the Xbox, noted for flawed gameplay mechanics and deeper method of storytelling