(aviation, historical) an early system for lateral (roll) control on a fixed-wing aircraft, involving the flexing of the wing to achieve movement.

A bank of earth raised round a field to retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land.

plural of warping bank

A post in a ropewalk, used in warping rope-yarn.

A ropemakers' hook used in twisting rope-yarns.

plural of warping post

plural of warping hook

(science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate, control, distort or alter reality / An instance of reality being warped or manipulated by this ability or other kind of phenomenon

(science fiction) A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another.

A knit fabric in which intermeshing loops are positioned in warp, or lengthwise, direction. The fabric has a flatter, closer, less elastic structure than most welt knits and is run-resistant.