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Split Step: A footwork technique, doing a small hop just before the opponent hits the ball.

Splitter: A splitter is a passive device or diplexer (one with no active electronic components) which distributes a television signal carried on a cable in two or more paths and sends it to a number o . . . View Full Definition

Splits: The distance between the feet of adjacent offensive linemen. Said to be wide, if there is a large gap between players, or narrow, if the gap is small.

Splitting: A mental mechanism in which the self or others are reviewed as all good or all bad, with failure to integrate the positive and negative qualities of self and others into cohesive images. Oft . . . View Full Definition

Split-T: T formation in which the gaps between offensive guards & tackles are nearly twice as large as the gaps between the center & the guards.

St Stephens Day: March 17, the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick, is the day the Irish celebrate being Irish. Although St. Patrick is likely from England or Wales he lived in Ireland about the same tim . . . View Full Definition

Step 2 Payments: One of the three cotton competitiveness provisions intended to keep U.S. cotton competitive in domestic and export markets. Under the Step 2 provision, USDA is required to issue marketing ce . . . View Full Definition

Step: Ridges or creases commonly seen around the circumference of steel shafts, creating a terraced taper in the shaft rather than the smooth continuous taper seen in most graphite shafts

Split-Rate Tax System: An option on an option. The buyer generally executes the split fee with first an initial fee, with a window period at the end of which (upon payment of a second fee) the original terms of th . . . View Full Definition

Split-Fee Option: A bond that begins as a zero-coupon bond paying no interest and converts to an interest paying bond on a future date.