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Meaning of spinning top | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.

Equivalents

Čeština čamrda káča Vlček
Deutsch Kreisel
Ελληνικά σβούρα
Español peón peonza pirinola
Suomi hyrrä
Français toupie
עברית סביבון
Italiano trottola
日本語 独楽 貝独楽
한국어 팽이
Nederlands tol
Polski bączek bąk cyga
Português pião
Svenska snurra
ไทย ข่าง
Türkçe fırıldak Topaç
Українська дзиґа
Tiếng Việt củ

Examples

“Patel says the muons behave a bit like a child’s spinning top, in rotating around the axis of the magnetic field. However, as the muons move, they wobble.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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