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despinning

despinning is the present participle and gerund of despin.

Meaning of despin

Verb

despin (third-person singular simple present despins, present participle despinning, simple past and past participle despun)

  1. To stop or slow rotation.

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Noun

despinning (uncountable)

  1. The removal of spin from an object

Questions about despinning

What does despinning mean?
Despinning means the removal of spin from an object.
What is despinning the present participle and gerund of?
Despinning is the present participle and gerund of despin.
What part of speech is despinning?
Despinning is a noun.

Words near despinning in the dictionary

  1. despine
  2. despined
  3. despines
  4. Despinian
  5. despining
  6. despinning
  7. despins
  8. despiralisation
  9. despiralisations
  10. despiralization
  11. despiralizations

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