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yo-yo despin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yo-y-o de-spin
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of reducing the rotation rate of a rapidly-spinning spacecraft by unreeling a pair of weights from the spinning spacecraft, greatly increasing the spacecraft's moment of inertia and transferring most of the spacecraft's angular momentum to the weights.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the cables being wrapped around the spacecraft and unreeling in the manner of a double yo-yo.

Usage

Inflected Forms

yo-yo de-spin (alternative)

Phrases

yo-yo weight

Frequently Paired Words

yo-yo weight

Questions

What does yo-yo despin mean?
A method of reducing the rotation rate of a rapidly-spinning spacecraft by unreeling a pair of weights from the spinning spacecraft, greatly increasing the spacecraft's moment of inertia and transferring most of the spacecraft's angular momentum to the weights.
Where does yo-yo despin come from?
From the cables being wrapped around the spacecraft and unreeling in the manner of a double yo-yo.

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