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==Origin==
Italian ''trampolino'' springboard, from ''trampoli'' stilts, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German ''trampen'' to stamp
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1798]
==Definitions==
*1: a resilient sheet or web (as of nylon) [[supported]] by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard and landing area in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbling_%28gymnastics%29 tumbling]
==Description==
A '''trampoline''' is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong [[fabric]] stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and [[competitive]] [[purposes]].
The fabric that users bounce on (commonly known as the 'bounce mat' or 'trampoline bed') is not elastic in itself; the elasticity is provided by the springs that connect it to the frame, which store [[potential]] [[energy]].
Trampolining is an individual sport of acrobatic movements performed after rebounding into the air from the trampoline. As a [[competitive]] sport, it was included in the Pan-American Games for the first time in 1955, and a world championship was established in 1964; competitors are scored on [[difficulty]], execution, and [[form]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
Italian ''trampolino'' springboard, from ''trampoli'' stilts, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German ''trampen'' to stamp
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 1798]
==Definitions==
*1: a resilient sheet or web (as of nylon) [[supported]] by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard and landing area in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbling_%28gymnastics%29 tumbling]
==Description==
A '''trampoline''' is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong [[fabric]] stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and [[competitive]] [[purposes]].
The fabric that users bounce on (commonly known as the 'bounce mat' or 'trampoline bed') is not elastic in itself; the elasticity is provided by the springs that connect it to the frame, which store [[potential]] [[energy]].
Trampolining is an individual sport of acrobatic movements performed after rebounding into the air from the trampoline. As a [[competitive]] sport, it was included in the Pan-American Games for the first time in 1955, and a world championship was established in 1964; competitors are scored on [[difficulty]], execution, and [[form]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
