spinonym

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noun

A type of ambigram in which a word is written using the same glyph repeated in different orientations.

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Meanings

nounspinonym (plural spinonyms)

plural spinonyms

  1. A type of ambigram in which a word is written using the same glyph repeated in different orientations.

    The ambigrams in this category are not encountered as frequently as the others. These could include the following: 3d, containment, web, spacefilling, spinonyms, slide, dissection, or word crosses.

    2013, Nikita Prokhorov, Ambigrams Revealed: A Graphic Designer's Guide To Creating Typographic Art, →ISBN

Origin

From spin + -onym.

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Cite this entry
APA

spinonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinonym

MLA

“spinonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinonym. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinonym,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinonym.

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