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overspinning

overspinning noun: excessive spinning.

Noun

overspinning (uncountable)

  1. Excessive spinning
    • Here we show that overspinning is always averted once back-reaction from the particle's own gravity is properly taken into account.2015, Marta Colleoni, Leor Barack, Abhay G. Shah, Maarten van de Meent, “Self-force as a cosmic censor in the Kerr overspinning problem”, in arXiv

Origin of overspinning

From over- + spinning.

Questions about overspinning

What does overspinning mean?
Overspinning means excessive spinning.
What part of speech is overspinning?
Overspinning is a noun.

Words near overspinning in the dictionary

  1. overspilled
  2. overspilling
  3. overspills
  4. overspilt
  5. overspin
  6. overspinning
  7. overspins
  8. oversplash
  9. oversplashed
  10. oversplashes
  11. oversplashing

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