Shaker (disambiguation)
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Shaker may refer to:
Shakers may refer to:
- Cocktail shakerCocktail shakerA cocktail shaker is a device used to mix beverages by shaking. When ice is put in the shaker this allows for a quicker cooling of the drink before serving....
, a container used to mix alcoholic drinks - Salt shaker, used to dispense salt
- Shaker (codename), a Royal Air Force name for long-burning illuminating flares dropped from Bomber Command aircraft during World War II
- Shaker (laboratory)Shaker (laboratory)A shaker is a device used in chemistry and biology laboratories to stir liquids.A typical shaker has a table board that oscillates horizontally, powered by an electric motor...
, a device used to stir liqids in chemistry and biology - Shaker (band)Shaker (band)Shaker are a Canadian rock/pop group, known for their commercially viable modern rock music, featuring lush vocal harmonies with a southern rock-influenced foundation.-Early days:...
, a Canadian rock/pop group - Shaker geneShaker geneThe shaker gene, when mutated, causes a variety of atypical behaviors in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Under ether anesthesia, the fly’s legs will shake ; even when the fly is unanaesthetized, it will exhibit aberrant movements...
, which codes for voltage gated potassium channels in neurons - Shaker (percussion)Shaker (percussion)The word shaker describes a large number of percussive musical instruments used for creating rhythm in music.They are so called because the method of creating sound involves shaking them—moving them back and forth rather than striking them. Most may also be struck for a greater accent on certain...
, an indirect struck idiophone - Shaker (testing device)Shaker (testing device)A shaker is a device used in vibration testing to excite the structure either for endurance testing or modal testing.see also :* Vibration...
, a device used in vibration testing to excite the structure either for endurance testing or modal testingModal testingModal testing is a form of vibration testing of an object whereby the natural frequencies, modal masses, modal damping ratios and mode shapes of the object under test are determined.A modal test consists of an acquisition phase and an analysis phase... - Shaker scoopShaker scoopA shaker scoop is an automobile term for an air intake for combustion air that is mounted directly on top of the engine's air cleaner and protrudes through a hole in the hood...
, auto component
Shakers may refer to:
- ShakersShakersThe United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, known as the Shakers, is a religious sect originally thought to be a development of the Religious Society of Friends...
, religious organization - Indian Shaker ChurchIndian Shaker ChurchThe Indian Shaker Church is a Christian denomination founded in 1881 by Squaxin logger John Slocum in Washington. The Indian Shaker Church is a unique blend of American Indian, Catholic, and Protestant beliefs and practices....
, influenced by American Indian culture - Bury F.C.Bury F.C.Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, an English football club, nicknamed "The Shakers"
See also
- The Shakers (disambiguation)
- Whitewater Shaker SettlementWhitewater Shaker SettlementThe Whitewater Shaker Settlement is a former Shaker settlement near New Haven in Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States...
in southwestern Ohio - Shaker Heights, OhioShaker Heights, OhioShaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 28,448. It is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland that abuts the city on its eastern side.-Topography:Shaker Heights is located at...
, a suburb of Cleveland in the USA - Shakir (name)