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

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

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

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

SPIN model checker, 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

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 (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

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

"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

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