Spin or spinning most often refers to: *

Spinning (textiles) Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers. The fiber intended is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin. A few popular fibers that are spun into yarn other than cotton, which is the most popular, are viscose (the most comm ...

, the creation of yarn or thread by twisting fibers together, traditionally by

hand spinning Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic fibres are drawn out and twisted together to form yarn. For thousands of years, fibre was spun by hand using simple tools, the spindle and distaff. It was only with the i ...

* Spin, the

rotation Rotation, or spin, is the circular movement of an object around a '' central axis''. A two-dimensional rotating object has only one possible central axis and can rotate in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. A three-dimensional ...

of an object around a central axis *

Spin (propaganda) In public relations and politics, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through knowingly providing a biased interpretation of an event or campaigning to influence public opinion about some organization or public figure. While traditional publ ...

, an intentionally biased portrayal of something Spin, spinning or spinnin may also refer to:

Physics and mathematics

* Spin, the

of an object around a central axis *

Spin (physics) Spin is a conserved quantity carried by elementary particles, and thus by composite particles ( hadrons) and atomic nuclei. Spin is one of two types of angular momentum in quantum mechanics, the other being ''orbital angular momentum''. The orbi ...

or particle spin, a fundamental property of elementary particles *

Spin group In mathematics the spin group Spin(''n'') page 15 is the double cover of the special orthogonal group , such that there exists a short exact sequence of Lie groups (when ) :1 \to \mathrm_2 \to \operatorname(n) \to \operatorname(n) \to 1. As ...

, 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) In flight dynamics a spin is a special category of stall resulting in autorotation (uncommanded roll) about the aircraft's longitudinal axis and a shallow, rotating, downward path approximately centred on a vertical axis. Spins can be entered ...

, autorotation of an aerodynamically stalled aeroplane *

SPIN bibliographic database SPIN (Searchable Physics Information Notices) bibliographic database is an indexing and abstracting service produced by the American Institute of Physics (AIP). The content focus of SPIN is described as the most significant areas of physics resea ...

, an indexing and abstracting service focusing on physics research

Textile arts

Spinning (polymers) Spinning is a manufacturing process for creating polymer fibers. It is a specialized form of extrusion that uses a spinneret to form multiple continuous filaments.. Melt Spinning If the polymer is a thermoplastic then it can undergo melt spinn ...

, a process for creating polymer fibres *

, the creation of yarn or thread by twisting fibers together **

Hand spinning Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic fibres are drawn out and twisted together to form yarn. For thousands of years, fibre was spun by hand using simple tools, the spindle and distaff. It was only with the i ...

, textile art to create yarn by hand

Sports

* Spin imparted on a ball in sports such as; **

Cue sports Cue sports are a wide variety of games of skill played with a cue, which is used to strike billiard balls and thereby cause them to move around a cloth-covered table bounded by elastic bumpers known as . There are three major subdivisions ...

Pickleball Pickleball is an indoor or outdoor racket/paddle sport where two players (singles), or four players (doubles), hit a perforated hollow polymer ball over a net using solid-faced paddles. Opponents on either side of the net hit the ball back and ...

Table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ...

* Indoor cycling, often called spinning, a form of exercise ** Spinning (cycling), an indoor cycling brand *

Spinning (motorsport) Spinning is a South African motorsport that involves driving cars at speed in circles and performing stunts in and out of the car. It originated in Soweto in the late 1980s, and was performed as a funeral ritual in which a stolen car was spun arou ...

, a South African motorsport * Figure skating spins, a number of different skating moves * Poi spinning, a form of juggling *

Spin bowling Spin bowling is a bowling technique in cricket, in which the ball is delivered slowly but with the potential to deviate sharply after bouncing. The bowler is referred to as a spinner. Purpose The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricke ...

, a type of bowling technique in cricket *

Spin fishing Spin fishing is an angling technique where a spinnerbait, a type of hybrid fishing lure with at least one freely rotating blade, is used to entice the fish to bite. When the line is reeled back, the spinnerbait blades will spin passively with onco ...

Pen spinning Pen spinning is a form of object manipulation that involves the deft manipulation of a writing instrument with hands. Although it is often considered a form of self-entertainment (usually in a school or office setting), multinational competitions ...

* Spinning, a vertical-axis style of delivery in

ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling is a type of bowling in which a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned evenly in four rows in an equilateral triangle. The objective is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll ...

Technology

Metal spinning Metal spinning, also known as spin forming or spinning or metal turning most commonly, is a metalworking process by which a disc or tube of metal is rotated at high speed and formed into an axially symmetric part. Spinning can be performed by han ...

, the process of forming metal over a mandrel while rotating on a lathe *

Chevrolet Spin The Chevrolet Spin is a mini MPV produced by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque. Developed by GM do Brasil, the vehicle replaced the Meriva and Zafira in South America with an option of two-row and three-row seating. It is produced in ...

, a mini multi-purpose vehicle *

Fokker Spin The Fokker ''Spin'' was the first airplane built by Dutch aviation pioneer Anthony Fokker. The many bracing wires used to strengthen the aircraft made it resemble a giant spider, hence its name ''Spin'', Dutch for "spider". Fokker built the ''Spi ...

, an aeroplane built by Anthony Fokker

Computing

SPIN model checker SPIN is a general tool for verifying the correctness of concurrent software models in a rigorous and mostly automated fashion. It was written by Gerard J. Holzmann and others in the original Unix group of the Computing Sciences Research Center a ...

Gerard Holzmann Gerard J. Holzmann (born 1951) is a Dutch-American computer scientist and researcher at Bell Labs and NASA, best known as the developer of the SPIN model checker. Biography Holzmann was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and received an Engineer ...

's tool for formal verification of distributed software systems *

SPIN (operating system) The SPIN operating system is a research project implemented in the computer programming language Modula-3, and is an open source project. It is designed with three goals: flexibility, safety, and performance. SPIN was developed at the University of ...

, a Mach-like OS written in Modula-3 *

Spin (programming language) The Parallax P8X32A Propeller is a multi-core processor parallel computer architecture microcontroller chip with eight 32-bit reduced instruction set computer (RISC) central processing unit (CPU) cores. Introduced in 2006, it is designed and sold ...

, 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 * Spin, a fictional power in the Japanese manga series "''

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...

''", 1987–present

Businesses

SPIN (cable system) SPIN (or South Pacific Island Network) was a proposed submarine communications cable system that would connect the New Zealand to Tahiti and would connect several South Pacific islands along the way. The SPIN cable would be long and will ha ...

or South Pacific Island Network *

Spin (company) Spin is an electric bicycle-sharing and electric scooter-sharing company. It is based in San Francisco and was founded as a start-up in 2017, launching as a dockless bicycle-sharing system controlled by a mobile app for reservations. History Sp ...

, 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 ', 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 ''Really Wild Animals'' is an American children's nature series, hosted by Dudley Moore as Spin, an anthropomorphic globe. Comprising 13 episodes, it was released between October 24, 1993, and March 6, 1996. It was nominated for five nationa ...

'' television series, 1993–1996

Music

* Spin (radio), a single play of a song *

Spinnin' Records Spinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf. In September 2017, Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Corp. (trade name, d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as ...

, a Dutch electronic music label

Groups

* SPiN (band), an American alternative rock / power pop band * Spin (Maltese band), an industrial 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 A yellowjacket is a black-and-yellow vespid wasp. Yellowjacket(s) or Yellow Jacket(s) may also refer to: Places * Yellow Jacket, Colorado, an unincorporated town * Yellow Jacket, Florida, an unincorporated area in Dixie County, Florida Arts, e ...

Songs

* "Spin" (song), a 2002 song by Lifehouse * "Spin", a song by Trey Anastasio from the album ''

Shine Shine may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Shine'' (film), a 1996 Australian film based on the life of David Helfgott, a pianist * Shine, a fictional character in the American animated TV series ''Shimmer and Shine'' Lite ...

'', 2005 * "Spin", a song by Taking Back Sunday from the album ''

Louder Now ''Louder Now'' is the third studio album by American rock band Taking Back Sunday. In April 2005, the group had begun writing material for the album. Two months later, they signed with Warner Bros. Records and contributed a song to the ''Fanta ...

'', 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 Christopher Cross (born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas. He won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles "Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's ...

'', 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 ''The Whirlwind'' is the third studio album by the band Transatlantic, released on October 23, 2009. It is available in three formats: a standard edition, a double disc special edition and a deluxe edition with a 105-minute making-of DVD. The ...

'', 2009 * "Spinnin, a song by Soul Asylum from the album '' And the Horse They Rode In On'', 1990

Other uses

Spin (b-boy move) A spin is a b-boying move that involves rotation of the breaker's body about some axis in contact with the ground. It is possible to perform a spin on virtually any part of the body, but bare skin often causes painful and spin-killing friction wit ...

* Spinning (IPO), a form of financial bribery used by brokerages to gain corporate business *

Spins The spins (as in having "the spins")Diane Marie Leiva. ''The Florida State University College of Education''Women's Voices on College Drinking: The First-Year College Experience"/ref> is an adverse reaction of intoxication that causes a state of ...

, a state of dizziness and disorientation due to intoxication ("the spins") *

Social Phobia Inventory Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) is a questionnaire developed by the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of Duke University for screening and measuring severity of social anxiety disorder. This self-reported assessment scale consists of ...

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