Drift 41067 225096570 2008-07-11T21:26:18Z Infovarius 2141078 +ru '''Drift''' is a slow change and may refer specifically to: {{wiktionarypar|drift}} In the literal sense of a change in position of a body: * [[Drifting (motorsport)]], which is a sport where drivers intentionally induce oversteer, to be judged on their technique. * [[Drift (railroad)]], which in railroading is the cutting off of power and using [[inertia]] alone to maintain forward movement. * The condition where a motor vehicle's rear wheels slip at a greater angle than the front wheels; see [[oversteer]]. * Intentional use of oversteer for faster cornering in low road surface traction conditions; see [[Opposite lock]] * [[Ice drift]]: drift of [[sea ice]] <!-- missing topic --> * [[Snow drift]]: a deposit of snow created by the wind In science and technology: * [[Drift (linguistics)]]: the variation of speech. * [[Drift (telecommunication)]]: the slow long-term variation of an attribute or value of a system or device. * In [[Plasma (physics)|plasma physics]], drift is the motion of the [[guiding center]] of a particle. * [[Drift mining]]: a nearly horizontal underground tunnel. * [[Drift (geology)]]: Organic or inorganic debris transported and deposited by or from ice, especially by or from a glacier. * [[Genetic drift]]: mechanism of evolution that change the characteristics of species over time. * [[Clock drift]]: a phenomenon where a clock does not run in the exact right speed compared to another clock. * [[Drift (fluid mechanics)]]: the permanent displacement of fluid particles in an inviscid fluid owing to their kinematic motion when a body passes through it. * [[Continental drift]] * A [[Punch (engineering)#Drift|Punch (engineering)]] used to align parts In geography (In [[South Africa]], drift is a synonym for [[Ford (crossing)|ford]]): *[[Pont Drift]] on the [[Limpopo River]] on the road between [[South Africa]] and [[Botswana]]. *[[Rorke's Drift]], which is the site of [[1879]] battle between [[British Army|British]] and [[Zulu]] forces. *Mostert's Drift, near [[Jonkershoek]], on the [[Eerste River]] at [[Stellenbosch]]. *[[Muldersdrift]], near [[Johannesburg]] on the road between [[Krugersdorp]] and [[Pretoria]]. *[[Velddrif]], which is a town on the west coast [[Bergrivier Local Municipality]]. *[[Xuka Drift]] on the upper reaches of the [[Mbashe River]] near [[Ngcobo]] in the [[Eastern Cape]]. * [[Drift, Cornwall]]: a village &ndash; [[Drift Reservoir]] is nearby In culture: *[[Drift (album)]] is the fifth album by [[Flotsam and Jetsam (band)|Flotsam and Jetsam]]. *[[Drift (Doctor Who)]], a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel. * ''[[Drift (2000 film)]]'', a [[Cinema of Canada|Canadian film]] written and directed by [[Quentin Lee]]. * ''[[Drift series]]'', an ongoing series of [[Cinema of Japan|Japanese film]] written and directed by [[Futoshi Jinno]], debuting in 2006 * [[Drifting (film)|''Drifting'' (film)]], a 1923 film directed by [[Tod Browning]] ''See also'': *[[drifter]] * [[Driftwood]] {{disambig}} [[cs:Drift]] [[de:Drift]] [[es:Deriva]] [[ja:ドリフト]] [[ko:드리프트]] [[nl:Drift]] [[ru:Дрейф]]