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spinning ring — noun : the circular track on which the traveler of a ring spinner slides * * * ring1 (def. 20) … Useful english dictionary
Spinning mule — A pair of Condenser spinning mules. These have 741 spindles, being cut down from 133 feet (41 m) 1122 spindles they used to have up until the 24th Sept 1974, when they were retired from Elk Mill, Royton. The mule was built by Platt Brothers … Wikipedia
Spinning wheel — For the computer animation commonly found on the Internet, see Spinning wheel (animation). For the Blood, Sweat Tears song, see Spinning Wheel (song). Irish spinning wheel around 1900 Library of Congress collection A spinning wheel is a device… … Wikipedia
ring — ring1 ringless, adj. ringlike, adj. /ring/, n., v., ringed, ringing. n. 1. a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, esp. one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a… … Universalium
ring-spinning frame — /ring spin ing/ a machine containing the ring, traveler, and bobbin used in spinning yarn. Also called ring frame, ring spinner. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
ring-spinning frame — /ring spin ing/ a machine containing the ring, traveler, and bobbin used in spinning yarn. Also called ring frame, ring spinner. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
Ring singularity — In general relativity the gravitational singularity at the center of a rotating black hole (a Kerr black hole ) is supposed to form a circle rather than a point. This is often referred to as a ring singularity.Description of a ring… … Wikipedia
ring spinning — noun : a method of spinning employing a ring spinner * * * a process of spinning in which the yarn is twisted and drawn while passing through a small metal device traveling rapidly around a ring in the operation of winding the yarn onto a bobbin … Useful english dictionary
Ring spinner — Spinner Spin ner, n. 1. One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine. [1913 Webster] 2. A spider. Long legged spinners. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A goatsucker; so called from the peculiar noise it makes when… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spinning — spinningly, adv. /spin ing/, n. 1. Textiles. a. the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread. b. the extrusion of a solution of fiber forming substances through holes in a… … Universalium
