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tensegrity

[ ten-seg-ri-tee ]

noun

Architecture.
  1. the property of skeleton structures that employ continuous tension members and discontinuous compression members in such a way that each member operates with the maximum efficiency and economy.


adjective

  1. noting any of a series of structures developed by R. Buckminster Fuller that embody this property.
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Q Acoustic’s Concept 300 speaker with Tensegrity stand, will come in three finishes — Gloss Black/Rosewood, Gloss White/Oak and Silver/Ebony — and will be available in March of 2019, for $4,499.

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I feel mocked by Q Acoustics’ beauty shot of the Tensegrity stand that shows me what I clearly cannot have on its own.

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The Tensegrity stand — named after the structural principle — is a spindly, industrial-meets-mid-century tripod that’s made of aluminum tubes and stainless-steel cables.

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Around the midsection, a series of overlapping flexible panels can move to expand its circumference when it needs to grow, using a concept called “tensegrity” in which tension between components creates stability.

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Clancy assessed me first using her own approach, Tensegrity, looking for the body’s main points of tension.

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