Last Updated ：2025/11/19

spin

IPA(Pronunciation)

/spɪn/

Noun

countable uncountable UK slang dated

Rapid circular motion. / (physics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.

Japanese Meaning

急速な円運動 / （物理学）素粒子に関連する量子角運動量で、磁気モーメントを生成するもの

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She completed a dazzling spin on the ice that earned a standing ovation.

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彼女は氷上で見事な回転を披露し、スタンディングオベーションを受けた。

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Sense（1）

Rapid circular motion.

The car went into a spin.

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Sense（2）

(physics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.

Sense（3）

(countable, uncountable) A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.

Try to put a positive spin on the disappointing sales figures.

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Sense（4）

(sports) Rotation of the ball as it flies through the air; sideways movement of the ball as it bounces.

Sense（5）

(aviation) A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing and rolling in a spinning motion.

Sense（6）

(mechanical engineering) An abnormal condition in journal bearings where the bearing seizes to the rotating shaft and rotates inside the journal, destroying both the shaft and the journal.

Sense（7）

A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.

I'm off out for a spin in my new sports car.

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Sense（8）

A bundle of spun material; a mass of strands and filaments.

She left him alone, and went to get Annie a spin of toffee.

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Sense（9）

A single play of a record by a radio station.

Although the Loveless title showed the smallest increase in airplay in the top 10, its number of detections outpaced the nearest bulleted title by more than 350 spins.

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