Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinning top

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: spin-ning -top
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.

Example Sentences

"Patel says the muons behave a bit like a child’s spinning top, in rotating around the axis of the magnetic field. However, as the muons move, they wobble."

Inflected Forms

spinning tops (plural)

Synonyms

humming top spin-top top whirligig teetotum

Questions

What does spinning top mean?: A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.

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