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🛑 A stopping device 🔄 To stop spinning 🔄 Stopping spin
despin

despin

9.9
The act of stopping or reducing the spin of a satellite
  • noun
  • Specialized
: desaceleración
  • The satellite required a despin maneuver before deploying its solar panels.

Examples

  • Engineers monitored the despin process to ensure the probe would not tumble uncontrollably.

  • Successful despin is crucial for accurate data collection in space missions.

  • The engineer initiated the despin sequence.

  • A successful despin is crucial for satellite stabilization.

  • The satellite required a despin maneuver before deploying its solar panels.

  • Engineers monitored the despin process to ensure the probe would not tumble uncontrollably.

  • A successful despin is crucial for satellite stabilization.

Surface Forms

despin singular
despins plural

Morphology

despin = despin (transparent) = de + spin

A zero-derived noun meaning 'the act or process of despinning' is a straightforward interpretation of the verb.

Etymology

Despin is made of the parts de- ('remove') and spin ('to turn quickly'). A despin is the action of removing or slowing a spin, so engineers use a despin when they need to stop a satellite or probe from turning.