spinning down
Gradually slowing rotation
Spinning down describes the process of gradually reducing rotational speed, typically of a hard drive, fan, or other mechanical device as it powers off or enters a low-energy state: The server's drives are spinning down for maintenance.
The phrase extends to any gradual deceleration or winding down of activity: The project is spinning down after three years.
- decelerateReduce velocity
- slowLacking in speed
- losing steamDeclining in energy or force
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- de-escalationReducing conflict intensity
cooling off · inertia · gyroscope · top spinning · braking · relaxation · centrifugal force · coasting · torque · retardation · angular momentum · energy conservation · record player · kinetic energy · flywheel · potter's wheel · hard drive · disk drive
spinning downspinning up
Beginning to operate
speeding up · accelerating · revving up · ramping up · winding up
spinning downspinning up
Beginning to operate
starting up · booting up · powering up · activating · initializing
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