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spinning top en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. 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.
   • 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. 2023 August 11, Nicola Davis, “Scientists may be on brink of discovering fifth force of nature”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Synonyms

humming top · top · spin-top

Translations (121)

ja 独楽 (a toy) · gl panduxo (a toy) · be дзы́га (a toy) · nan-hbl 矸轆 /矸辘 (a toy) · acw مِدْوان (a toy) · nn snurrebasse (a toy) · izh vurra (a toy) · hu pörgettyű (a toy) · be по́рплік (a toy) · ml പമ്പരം (a toy) · ar خُذْرُوف (a toy) · ar دُوَّامَة (a toy) · nb snurrebass (a toy) · cmn 陀螺 (a toy) · uz bizbizak (a toy) · sh zvȓk (a toy) · mi kaihōtaka (a toy) · yi דריידל (a toy) · th ข่าง (a toy) · ru куба́рь (a toy) · be жэ́ўжык (a toy) · es pirindola (a toy) · et vurr (a toy) · gl carabuxa (a toy) · ta பம்பரம் (a toy) · uk ґадже́ло (a toy) · nl tol (a toy) · ota طوپاچ (a toy) · scn tuppettu (a toy) · scn còcula (a toy) · uk ґере́ґа (a toy) · et vurrkann (a toy) · fr toupie (a toy) · fi hyrrä (a toy) · es peón (a toy) · eo turbo (a toy) · tl turumpo (a toy) · rsk вреценко (a toy) · ary طرومبية (a toy) · be юро́к (a toy) · es pirla (a toy) · alt юла (a toy) · mi porotaka (a toy) · pt pião (a toy) · tr fırıldak (a toy) · io tupio (a toy) · ga caiseal (a toy) · ru юла́ (a toy) · ro titirez (a toy) · hu búgócsiga (a toy) · ka ბზრიალა (a toy) · mk врте́лешка (a toy) · scn sajitta (a toy) · pl cyga (a toy) · da snurre (a toy) · ami 'acocol (a toy) · pl bączek (a toy) · cs čamrda (a toy) · es guazapa (a toy) · mi pōtaka (a toy) · el σβούρα (a toy) · ca baldufa (a toy) · es perinola (a toy) · mk врти́мушка (a toy) · kk зырылдауық (a toy) · az dazalaq (a toy) · bg пу́мпал (a toy) · scn strùmmula (a toy) · is skopparakringla (a toy) · gl buxaina (a toy) · az fırfıra (a toy) · sv snurra (a toy) · ru волчо́к (a toy) · eu zibota (a toy) · uk дзи́ґа (a toy) · nn snurrebass (a toy) · vi đánh quay (a toy) · ko 팽이 (a toy) · sh звр̑к (a toy) · es pirinola (a toy) · sh чи̏гра (a toy) · be ваўчо́к (a toy) · vi cù (a toy) · mt żugraga (a toy) · hy հոլ (a toy) · de Kreisel (a toy) · vo tupit (a toy) · gl rincha (a toy) · kne bawet (a toy) · cs káča (a toy) · sh čȉgra (a toy) · tl trumpo (a toy) · es trompo (a toy) · tsg talungkup (a toy) · da snurretop (a toy) · es perindola (a toy) · pl bąk (a toy) · cs vlček (a toy) · cs vlk (a toy) · sk vĺčik (a toy) · pl fryga (a toy) · az fırlanqıc (a toy) · eu ziba (a toy) · it trottola (a toy) · lb Dapp (a toy) · uz pildiroq (a toy) · gl pión (a toy) · sl vrtavka (a toy) · es turra (a toy) · grc βέμβιξ (a toy) · es pringa (a toy) · be юла́ (a toy) · ja 貝独楽 (a toy) · my ဂျင် (a toy) · ms gasing (a toy) · he סְבִיבוֹן (a toy) · lt sukutis (a toy) · tr topaç (a toy) · es peonza (a toy) · lv vilciņš (a toy) · ar بُلْبُل (a toy)