Spin

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Spin or spinning most often refers to:

• Spin (physics) or particle spin, a fundamental property of elementary particles
• Spin quantum number, a number which defines the value of a particle's spin
• Spinning (textiles), the creation of yarn or thread by twisting fibers together, traditionally by hand spinning
• Spin (geometry)
  , the rotation of an object around an internal axis
• Spin (propaganda), an intentionally biased portrayal of something

Spin, spinning or spinnin may also refer to:

Physics and mathematics

• Spin group, a particular double cover of the special orthogonal group SO(n)
• Spin tensor, a tensor quantity for describing spinning motion in special relativity and general relativity
• Spin (aerodynamics), autorotation of an aerodynamically stalled aeroplane
• SPIN bibliographic database, an indexing and abstracting service focusing on physics research

Textile arts

• Spinning (polymers), a process for creating polymer fibres
  • Hand spinning, textile art to create yarn by hand

Sports

• Spin imparted on a ball in sports such as;
  • Cue sports
  • Pickleball
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
• Indoor cycling, often called spinning, a form of exercise
  • Spinning (cycling), an indoor cycling brand
• Spinning (motorsport), a South African motorsport
• Figure skating spins, a number of different skating moves
• Poi spinning
  , a form of juggling
• Spin bowling, a type of bowling technique in cricket
• Spin fishing
• Pen spinning
• Spinning, a vertical-axis style of delivery in ten-pin bowling

Technology

• Metal spinning, the process of forming metal over a mandrel while rotating on a lathe
• Chevrolet Spin, a mini multi-purpose vehicle
• Fokker Spin, an aeroplane built by Anthony Fokker

Computing

• Gerard Holzmann
  's tool for formal verification of distributed software systems
• SPIN (operating system), a Mach-like OS written in Modula-3
• Spin (programming language)
  , a high-level programming language
• SPIN (software process), a Software Process Improvement Network
• Busy waiting or spinning

Books and publications

• Spin (magazine), an American music website and former print magazine, 1985–present
• Spin (novel), a 2005 novel by Robert Charles Wilson
• Spinning (comics), a 2017 graphic novel memoir by Tillie Walden
• Spin, a 2004 novel by Martin Sixsmith

Businesses

• SPIN (cable system)
  or South Pacific Island Network
• Spin (company), an American scooter-sharing system
• SPiN, a chain of table tennis lounges

Film and TV

Films

• Spin (1995 film), a documentary film
• Spin (2003 film), a film by James Redford
• Spin, a 2010 short film by Max Hattler
• Spin (2015 film), a short film directed by Noah Workman and written by Wilson Cleveland
• Spin (2021 film), a film starring Avantika Vandanapu and directed by Manjari Makijany

Television

• Spin (TV series) or Les Hommes de l'ombre, a 2012 French political drama series
• "Spin" (Charlie Jade)
  , a 2005 episode of the science fiction television program Charlie Jade
• "Spin" (House), a 2005 episode of the American medical drama television series House
• Spin, an anthropomorphic globe character that narrates the Really Wild Animals television series, 1993–1996
• Spin City, an 1996-2002 American sitcom television
• Miles Morales, also known as Spin in the 2021 television series Spidey and His Amazing Friends

Music

• Spin (radio)
  , a single play of a song
• Spinnin' Records, a Dutch electronic music label

Groups

• SPiN (band), an American alternative rock / power pop band
• Sp!n
  , a British rock band
• Spin, a Dutch funk band, an offshoot of Ekseption

Albums

• Spin (Darren Hayes album), 2002
• Spin (Tigers Jaw album), 2017
• Spin, a 1976 album by Spin, an offshoot band of Ekseption
• Spin, a 1985 album by Scullion
• Spin, a 2001 album by Eric Roche
• The Spin, a 1989 album by Yellowjackets

Songs

• "Spin" (song), a 2002 song by Lifehouse
• "Spin", a song by Trey Anastasio from the album Shine, 2005
• "Spin", a song by Taking Back Sunday from the album Louder Now, 2006

• "Spinning" (song), a 2021 song by No Rome, Charli XCX and the 1975
• "Spinning", a song by Christopher Cross and Valerie Carter from the album Christopher Cross, 1979
• "Spinning", a song by Jack's Mannequin from the album The Glass Passenger, 2008
• "Spinning", a song by Transatlantic from the album The Whirlwind, 2009
• "Spinnin'", a song by Soul Asylum from the album And the Horse They Rode In On, 1990

Other uses

• Spin (b-boy move)
• Spinning (IPO), a form of financial bribery used by brokerages to gain corporate business
• Spins, a state of dizziness and disorientation due to intoxication ("the spins")
• Social Phobia Inventory or SPIN, a psychological test of social anxiety disorder
• Article spinning, a SEO approach of using equivalent phrases to rewrite articles
• Road agent's spin or "Curly Bill spin", a gunfighting maneuver utilized as a ruse when forced to surrender a side arm to an unfriendly party
• Wheelspin, spinning the wheels of a vehicle in place
• Spinnerbait
• Sufi spinning
  , a twirling meditation

See also

• Flat spin (disambiguation)
• Spin-off (disambiguation)
• Spun (disambiguation)
• Tailspin (disambiguation)
• Twirling

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