spin

  • 41spin·et — /ˈspınət/ noun, pl ets [count] 1 US 1 a : a small piano 1 b : a small electric organ 2 : a small harpsichord …

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  • 42Spin — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Spin (homonymie). Interaction d un quark (boule rouge) et d un gluon (boule verte) issus de deux protons (boules orange) dont la projection du spin, représentée par l …

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  • 43Spin-½ — In quantum mechanics, spin is an intrinsic property of all elementary particles. Fermions, the particles that constitute ordinary matter, have half integer spin. Spin ½ particles constitute an important subset of such fermions. All known… …

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  • 44spin — spin1 S3 [spın] v past tense and past participle spun [spʌn] present participle spinning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(turn around)¦ 2 somebody s head is spinning 3¦(situation/information)¦ 4 spin a tale/story/yarn 5¦(wool/cotton)¦ 6¦(drive)¦ 7 spin your wheels …

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  • 45spin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fast turning movement ADJECTIVE ▪ quick, rapid ▪ slow ▪ back, side, top (usually topspin, etc.) (sports …

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  • 46spin — [[t]spɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦♦ spins, spinning, spun 1) V ERG If something spins or if you spin it, it turns quickly around a central point. The latest discs, used for small portable computers, spin 3600 times a minute... The Earth spins on its own axis...… …

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  • 47Spin — Spịn 〈m. 1; unz.〉 1. 〈Phys.〉 innerer Freiheitsgrad eines Elementarteilchens od. Atomkerns, der als Drehimpuls einer inneren Drehbewegung des Teilchens angesehen werden kann; Sy Eigendrehimpuls 2. 〈Sp.; bes. Tennis〉 Drall, Rotation des Balls… …

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  • 48spin — spinnability, n. spinnable, adj. /spin/, v., spun or (Archaic) span, spun, spinning, n. v.t. 1. to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels. 2. to form (the fi …

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  • 49spin — spin1 [ spın ] (past tense and past participle spun [ spʌn ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 turn around quickly ▸ 2 feel confused/sick ▸ 3 present something certain way ▸ 4 go quickly by vehicle ▸ 5 make thread ▸ 6 tell story in exciting way ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …

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  • 50spin — I UK [spɪn] / US verb Word forms spin : present tense I/you/we/they spin he/she/it spins present participle spinning past tense spun UK [spʌn] / US past participle spun ** 1) [intransitive] to turn round and round quickly The Earth spins on its… …

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