Knot (speed) (2302 bytes)
1: ...]] equal to one [[nautical mile]] per [[hour]]. ''Knot'' is usually abbreviated ''kt''.
3: The knot is now usually 1.852 [[kilometres per hour]] prec...
5: The knot is widely used in air and sea [[navigation]], eve...
7: ...ot is already a measure of speed, the expression "knots per hour" is a [[solecism]]. Taken literally (na...
10: ...8 second [[sandglass]] to time the operation. The knot count would be reported and used in the sailing m...

Knot (7619 bytes)
3: ...gure eight knot]] <br>9.[[Reef knot]] or [[Square knot]] 10.[[Two half hitches]]]]
4: ...ing, stake or to constrict an object. Decorative knots usually bind to themselves to produce attractive...
7: ... common use or the mathematical implications of [[knot theory]].
9: ...ure of safety. In addition to safety, appropriate knots can prevent the necessity of cutting lines.
11: ===Knots in textiles===

Boa knot (767 bytes)
1: [[Image:BoaKnot_HowTo.jpg|thumb|Boa knot step by step]]
3: ...stricted object was cut close to the winds of the knot.
5: ...th the structure and qualities of these other two knots.
7: The boa knot is best used for securing objects in cylindrical ...
10: [[Image:BoaKnot Final.jpg|thumb|Completed Boa knot]]

Blood knot (679 bytes)
1: [[Image:BloodKnot Final.jpg|thumb|right|Blood knot]]
2: [[Image:BloodKnot HowTo.jpg|thumb|right|Blood knot step by step]]
4: ...e hook hoop, and brought back together with the [[Knot#Terminology|standing end]]. Then the hook is rota...
6: ...ulled tight to appear somewhat like a [[hangman's knot]].
8: [[Category:Knots]]

Knot (disambiguation) (1086 bytes)
1: '''Knot''' may refer to:
3: * '''[[knot]]''' – a fastening or securing of rope or a simil...
4: * '''[[knot (speed)]]''' – a unit of [[speed]] equaling 1.15 statute [[miles per hour|mph]] or...
5: ... [[knot theory]], an abstract representation of a knot in the above sense
6: * '''[[Red Knot]]''' and '''[[Great Knot]]''' – two related [[bird]]s

Great Knot (2171 bytes)
2: <tr><th align="center" bgcolor=pink>'''Great Knot'''</th></tr>
16: The '''Great Knot''', '''''Calidris tenuirostris''''', is a small [...
22: ..., throat and breast. In other plumages, the Great Knot can be identified by its larger size, longer bill...

Knot (mathematics) (2313 bytes)
1: ...ge:TrefoilKnot-01.png|thumb|150px|right|A trefoil knot.]]
2: ...ch objects forms a branch of mathematics called [[knot theory]].
4: ...he [[figure-eight knot (mathematics)|figure-eight knot]].
6: ...ogether, are called [[link (mathematics)|links]]. Knots are links with a single component.
8: ...ogical (mathematics)|pathological]] behavior. In knot theory and [[3-manifold]] theory, oftentimes the ...

Trefoil knot (1926 bytes)
1: [[Image:TrefoilKnot-01.png|right|Trefoil knot]]
2: ...ossings]]. It can be described as a (2,3)-[[torus knot]], its [[braid word]] being &sigma;₁<s...
7: ...ro. It is a [[fibered knot]], meaning that its [[knot complement|complement]] in <math>S^3</math> is a ...
12: The [[knot group]] of the trefoil is [[isomorphic]] to ''B''...
15: *[[Figure-eight knot (mathematics)]]

Constrictor knot (1536 bytes)
2: ...:ConstrictorKnot Final.jpg|thumb|none|Constrictor knot]]
3: ...:ConstrictorKnot HowTo.jpg|thumb|none|Constrictor knot step by step]]
6: '''Canonical Name ''': Miller's knot <br>
7: '''Variant Names''': constrictor knot,bag knot <br>
10: '''Related knots''': [[clove hitch]],<br>

Prusik knot (577 bytes)
1: [[Image:PrusikKnot.jpg|thumb|Prusik knot.]]
3: ...ue]] use a prusik knot hitch as a 'pulley tender' knot, to hold a line taut while tensioning a [[Highlin...
8: {{knot-stub}}
10: [[Category:knots]]

Slip knot (920 bytes)
1: ...rope to the middle of another, while allowing the knot to slide along the rope.
3: ...love hitch]]) can be turned into this sort of slipknot by tying it around the standing part of the line.
5: The most common example of the second kind of slipknot is the [[rolling hitch]].
7: ...of knot is also called a [[noose]] or a [[running knot]].
9: {{knot-stub}}

The Sealed Knot (632 bytes)
1: The '''Sealed Knot''' is a British historical association dedicated ...
7: *[http://www.sealedknot.org Official website]

Windsor knot (751 bytes)
1: ...Double_windsor.png|thumb|Tying the double-windsor knot]]
3: ...ot when tied with the conventional [[four in hand knot]].
5: ...series, the playboy spy remarked that the Windsor knot was "the mark of a cad."
10: {{knot-stub}}

Overhand knot (1521 bytes)
1: The '''overhand knot''' is a type of [[knot]].
3: [[image:OverhandKnot.jpg|right|]]
5: '''Canonical Name:''' Overhand knot.<BR>
6: ...valent in [[knot theory]] is called the [[trefoil knot]].<BR>
9: '''Related knots:''' [[blood knot]], [[figure-of-eight]]<BR>

Granny knot (626 bytes)
1: [[image:granny-knot.jpg|thumb|right|Granny Knot]]
3: ...undo as the reef knot. It is better to tie a reef knot in nearly all circumstances.
6: .../www.geocities.com/roo_two/reefknot.html The Reef Knot Family]
8: {{knot-stub}}
9: [[Category:Knots]]

Diamond knot (410 bytes)
1: ...[[whistle]] [[lanyard]]. Look up "chinese button knot" for the easiest and most concise set of directio...
5: [[Category:Knots]]

Versatackle knot (335 bytes)
4: * [[List of knots]]
7: ...eocities.com/roo_two/Versatackle.html Versatackle knot]
9: {{knot-stub}}
11: [[Category:Knots]]

Knot polynomial (15386 bytes)
1: [[Category:Knot theory]]
5: A '''knot polynomial''' is a particular [[knot invariant]]. The coefficients are the important p...
11: ...o communicate than a knot, or even a drawing of a knot.
13: ...d is sufficiently discriminating, two complicated knots can be checked for identity algorithmically.
17: ...pute.[http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/knotprob.html] ''actually it looks like E increases ra...

Loop (knot) (219 bytes)
1: [[Category:Knot theory]]
3: ...ot a knot itself but is used to build more secure knots.
8: *[[List of loop knots]]

Gordian Knot (3650 bytes)
1: ...Knot.jpg|thumb|300px|''Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot'', by Jean-Simon Berthélemy ((1743&mdash;1811)]]
2: ...em, solved by a bold stroke ("cutting the Gordian knot"). The [[myth]] it refers to is associated in [[...
4: ...prophesied by an oracle that the one to untie the knot would become the king of Asia, or at least so cla...
8: ...untie the knot. When he could find no end to the knot, to unbind it, he sliced it in half with a stroke...
10: Today, the term "Gordian Knot" applies to an apparently insoluble problem requi...

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