spinning top
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Instead of rotating around a single axis like most asteroids and planets, Donaldjohanson behaves more like a wobbling spinning top.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
As kick-off approaches I start breathing into a device that looks like a child's spinning top to record how quickly I'm breathing and how much carbon dioxide I'm breathing out.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Its axis slowly wobbles over time like a spinning top, a movement known as axial precession.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Note the bearish candlesticks at the top of the pattern with a spinning top on Oct.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
For Sul Ross there were several wooden pull toys and a spinning top.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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