spindown

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noun

A reduction in spin speed (of a hard disk, pulsar etc)

Opposite
spinup
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Meanings

nounspindown (countable and uncountable, plural spindowns)

plural spindowns

  1. countableuncountableastronomyA reduction in spin speed (of a hard disk, pulsar etc)

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
spinup

Origin

From spin + down.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

downspin
Cite this entry
APA

spindown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spindown

MLA

“spindown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spindown. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spindown,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spindown.

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