Spin fishing — is an angling technique where a spinning lure is used to entice the fish to bite. Spin fishing is used in both freshwater and marine environments. Spin fishing is distingushed between fly fishing and bait cast fishing by the type of rod and reel… … Wikipedia
Spin bowling — Bowling techniques Bowling strategy Fast bowling Seam bowling Swing bowling Medium pace bowling Spin bowling Finger spin Off spin Left arm orthodox Wrist spin Leg spin Left arm unorthodox … Wikipedia
Spin-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… … Wikipedia
spin — I. verb (spun; spinning) Etymology: Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan; akin to Old High German spinnan to spin and perhaps to Lithuanian spęsti to set (a trap) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to draw out and twist… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Finger spin — is a style of bowling in the sport of cricket. It refers to the mechanical technique and specific hand movements associated with imparting a particular direction of spin to the cricket ball. The other spinning technique, generally used to spin… … Wikipedia
List of television spin-offs — A spin off in television is a new series which contains either characters or theme elements from an old series. They are particularly common in situation comedy. A related phenomenon, not to be confused with the spin off, is the crossover.Many,… … Wikipedia
Newcastle University spin-out companies — Newcastle University, a city centre based university in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom has created a number of spin out companies, largely within the scientific and computer software domains. Contents 1 A 2 B 3 C … Wikipedia
Figure skating — is an athletic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior), and at local,… … Wikipedia
ISU Judging System — A demonstration of how skaters are scored under Code of Points. The ISU Judging System (also called Code of Points (CoP) or the International Judging System (IJS)), is the scoring system currently used to judge the figure skating disciplines of… … Wikipedia
figure skating — figure skater. 1. ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice. 2. a type of ice skating developed from this, emphasizing jumps, spins, and other movements that combine athletic skills and dance techniques. 3. a… … Universalium