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sidespin

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Meaning

  1. noun Rotation around a vertical axis that makes a ball or other object curve in flight.
    When a right-handed golfer hits a ball with a clockwise sidespin (when viewed from the top), it is called a fade or if extreme a slice and the flight of the ball will curve to the right.

Similar words

gyration circumrotation spiral circumvolution roll pitch axis rotation spire rotational axis

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on is to and that imparted

Word family

sidespins

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