Spinner
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- Spinner DolphinSpinner DolphinThe Spinner Dolphin is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which they spin longitudinally along their axis as they leap through the air.-Taxonomy:...
, a dolphin species - SpinnerbaitSpinnerbaitA Spinnerbait refers to any one of a family of fishing lures that get their name from one or more metal blades shaped so as to spin like a propeller when the lure is in motion, creating varying degrees of flash and vibration that mimics small fish or other prey...
, a type of fishing lure - Spinner (computing)Spinner (computing)A spinner is a graphical widget in a GUI, typically oriented vertically, with which a user may adjust a value in an adjoining text box by either clicking on an up or down arrow, or by holding an arrow down, causing the value in the text box to increase or decrease...
, a graphical widget in a GUI - Spinner (Blade Runner), a flying car from the film Blade Runner
- Spinner (wheel)Spinner (wheel)A spinner is a type of hubcap that spins independently inside of a wheel itself when the vehicle is in motion, and continues to spin once the vehicle has come to a stop. Being an attachment to the car's wheel, spinners operate by using one or more roller bearings to isolate the spinner from the...
, an accessory that goes on an automobile wheel and spins independently - Spinner (cell culture)Spinner (Cell Culture)A Spinner is a type of bioreactor which features an impeller, stirrer or similar device to agitate the contents...
, laboratory equipment for cultivating plant or mammalian cells - Spinner (game)Spinner (game)A spinner is a method of randomly determining something in a game, often movement. There are two types of spinners:#A balanced arrow anchored to a hard backing, usually cardboard, with printed sections. A spinner is used in some games instead of Dice because a spinner provides more space to print...
, a method of randomly determining something in a game, usually movement - Spinner (album)Spinner (album)Spinner is an instrumental album by British musicians Brian Eno and Jah Wobble , released in 1995.- Track listing :# Where We Lived - 2:59# Like Organza - 2:44# Steam - 3:16# Garden Recalled - 3:21# Marine Radio - 5:04...
, a 1995 album by Brian Eno & Jah Wobble - Spinner (locomotive)Midland Railway 115 ClassThe Midland Railway 115 Class is a class of 4-2-2 steam locomotive. They were known as "Spinners", possibly because of the wheelslip that the single large driving wheel caused. They were designed by Samuel W...
, a locomotive of the former Midland Railway (UK) 115 Class - Spinner.comSpinner.comSpinner is an AOL Music property, which bills itself as "the ultimate music blog for free MP3s, free CD listening, [and] discovering new artists."...
, a music website owned by AOL - Spinner (Ball PythonBall pythonPython regius is a nonvenomous python species found in Africa. This is the smallest of the African pythons and is popular in the pet trade. No subspecies are currently recognized. They are also known as royal pythons or ball pythons. The name ball python refers to the animal's tendency to curl into...
), a designer morph between a Pinstripe and a Spider Ball python. - Spinner (MIT Media Lab)Spinner (MIT Media Lab)The SPINNER project from the Responsive Environments Group at MIT Media Lab is the first research platform designed to investigate the world of ubiquitous video devices. The Spinner can automatically edit video to fit a narrative structure...
, a system that automates the creation of user-generated, documentary video by augmenting a network of video cameras integrated into the environment with on-body sensing.
People named Spinner include:
- Gavin "Spinner" MasonSpinner MasonGavin Reginald "Spinner" Mason, is a fictional high-school graduate in Degrassi: The Next Generation, portrayed by Shane Kippel.-Characterization:...
, a character from Degrassi: The Next Generation played by Shane Kippel - Bryson SpinnerBryson SpinnerBryson A. Spinner is an American football quarterback with the Maryland Maniacs of the Indoor Football League. He entered the National Football League as free agent when he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2004 NFL Draft...
, American football quarterback . - Francis E. SpinnerFrancis E. SpinnerFrancis Elias Spinner was an American politician from New York. He was Treasurer of the United States from 1861 to 1875...
(1802 – 1890), U.S. Representative from New York. - Jackie SpinnerJackie SpinnerJackie Spinner is an American journalist who worked for The Washington Post from 1995 to 2009.Spinner grew up in Illinois, the daughter of a pipe fitter and a schoolteacher...
, American journalist. - Leopold SpinnerLeopold SpinnerLeopold Spinner was a Ukrainian-born, British-domiciled composer and editor.-Biography:Spinner was born of Austrian parentage in Lemberg...
(1906 – 1980), Ukrainian-born, British-domiciled composer and editor. - Tony SpinnerTony SpinnerTony Spinner , is an American rock and blues singer and guitarist who toured with Toto from 1999 until their break-up in 2008. Spinner was personally selected by David Paich as a backup guitarist and backing vocalist and would perform lead vocals on the song "Stop Loving You," originally performed...
, American rock and blues singer and guitarist. - Spinner, a character in the animated TV series Clutch CargoClutch CargoClutch Cargo is an animated television series produced by Cambria Productions and syndicated beginning on March 9, 1959. Notable for its very limited animation, yet imaginative stories, the series was a surprise hit at the time, and could be seen on 65 stations nationwide in 1960.- Plot :The...
Spinner may also refer to:
- Spinner (aircraft)Spinner (aircraft)A spinner is an aircraft component, a streamlined fairing fitted over a propeller hub or at the centre of a turbofan engine. Spinners both make the aircraft over all more streamlined, reducing aerodynamic drag and also smooth the airflow so that it enters the air intakes more efficiently...
, the aerodynamic cone at the hub of an aircraft propeller - a spin bowlerSpin bowlingSpin bowling is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. Practitioners are known as spinners or spin bowlers.-Purpose:The main aim of spin bowling is to bowl the cricket ball with rapid rotation so that when it bounces on the pitch it will deviate, thus making it difficult for the...
in cricket - in manufacturing, a spin coatingSpin coatingSpin coating is a procedure used to apply uniform thin films to flat substrates. In short, an excess amount of a solution is placed on the substrate, which is then rotated at high speed in order to spread the fluid by centrifugal force...
- a person spinning textilesSpinning (textiles)Spinning is a major industry. It is part of the textile manufacturing process where three types of fibre are converted into yarn, then fabric, then textiles. The textiles are then fabricated into clothes or other artifacts. There are three industrial processes available to spin yarn, and a...
- a spinning machine, a type of exercise bicycleExercise bicycleAn exercise bicycle or bike, or stationary bicycle, or Exercycle is a device with saddle, pedals, and some form of handlebars arranged as on a bicycle, but used as exercise equipment rather than transportation...
- a person that spins pensPen spinningPen spinning is a form of object manipulation that involves the deft manipulation of a writing instrument with one's hands. Although it is often considered a form of self-entertainment , multinational competitions and meetings are sometimes held...
- an article spinnerArticle spinningArticle spinning is a search engine optimization technique by which blog or website owners post a unique version of relevant content on their sites. It works by rewriting existing articles, or parts of articles, and replacing elements to provide a slightly different perspective on the topic...