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 common ...

, 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), 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 nucleus, atomic nuclei. Spin is one of two types of angular momentum in quantum mechanics, the other being ''orbital angular moment ...

or particle spin, a fundamental property of elementary particles * 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) 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, an indexing and abstracting service focusing on physics research

Textile arts

* Spinning (polymers), 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 **

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 ** Tennis * Indoor cycling, often called spinning, a form of exercise **

Spinning (cycling) Spinning is a brand of indoor bicycles and indoor cycling instruction classes distributed and licensed by the American health and fitness company Mad Dogg Athletics. Launched in 1993, the brand has become a popular term to refer to indoor bicy ...

, 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, 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 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, an aeroplane built by Anthony Fokker

Computing

* SPIN model checker, Gerard Holzmann'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 (SPIN) is an organization of professionals who are interested in software and systems process improvement. As of a few years ago, there were 116 SPINs in 37 countries worldwide in their individual geographical ...

, 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''", 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 Spin or spinning most often refers to: * Spinning (textiles), the creation of yarn or thread by twisting fibers together, traditionally by hand spinning * Spin, the rotation of an object around a central axis * Spin (propaganda), an intentionally b ...

, 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, 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

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'', 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 T ...

'', 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) 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, 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 The road agent's spin, also known as the "Curly Bill spin" (after Curly Bill Brocius) or the "Border roll", was a gunfighting maneuver first identified in the days of the Old West. It was utilized as a ruse when forced to surrender a side arm to a ...

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 Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) ( tr, Semazen borrowed from Persian Sama-zan, Sama, meaning ''listening'', from Arabic, and zan, meaning doer, from Persian) is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufism, Sufi g ...

, a twirling meditation