spinout
Car loses control
A spinout is a new company formed when a division or technology separates from a parent organization to operate independently: The biotech spinout attracted venture funding within months.
In driving, a spinout occurs when a vehicle loses traction and rotates uncontrollably, often on wet or icy roads.
Also spelled spin-out or spin out.
Forceful contact between objects
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- rolloverVehicle flipping accident
impact · smashup · tow-truck · airbags · guardrail · overcorrection · fishtail · recovery
Excessive rear rotation
- countersteerTurning toward a skid
- handbrakeStationary vehicle lock
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- tire smokeVaporized rubber from spinning
slide · donut · burnout · feint · angle · initiation · gymkhana · drifting
Of lesser importance
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- demergerCorporate entity separation
- separationState of being apart
parent company · IPO · carve-out · split-off · equity · shareholders · assets · strategic
Controlled warming enclosure
- founderOne who begins something
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- commercializationProfit-driven market introduction
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
licensing · university · research · entrepreneur · innovation · seed funding · patent · prototype
Sensation of spinning
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- woozyDizzy and confused
giddy · reeling · loss of balance · faint · stagger · swoon · equilibrium · nauseous
collision
Forceful contact between objects
rollover · impact · smashup · tow-truck · airbags · guardrail · overcorrection · fishtail · recovery · insurance
oversteer
Excessive rear rotation
- countersteerTurning toward a skid
- handbrakeStationary vehicle lock
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
tire smoke · slide · donut · burnout · feint · angle · initiation · gymkhana · drifting · throttle
subsidiary
Of lesser importance
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- demergerCorporate entity separation
separation · parent company · IPO · carve-out · split-off · equity · shareholders · assets · strategic · portfolio
incubator
Controlled warming enclosure
- founderOne who begins something
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- commercializationProfit-driven market introduction
intellectual property · licensing · university · research · entrepreneur · innovation · seed funding · patent · prototype · accelerator
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
woozy · giddy · reeling · loss of balance · faint · stagger · swoon · equilibrium · nauseous · head rush
spiral
Curve winding around center
swirl · twirl · revolve · centrifugal · turbulent · circular motion · tornado · cyclone · turntable · pirouette
- Auto Racingrace cars, racetrack, race driver, pit stop, racing teams
- motorsportsracing, race, race tracks, Daytona 500, racing teams
- chasespursuit, chase, flee, fleeing, escape
- crashesaccident, collision, crash, head-on collision, pileup
- driving weathericy roads, wet roads, slippery roads, hydroplaning, black ice
- traffic incidentsaccident, collision, car crash, pileup, fender bender
spinouttraction
Adhesive friction enabling movement
recovery · grip · smooth braking · straightaway · lane keeping
spinoutacquisition
Act of obtaining something
merger · takeover · buyout · consolidation · integration
spinoutcomposure
Emotional self-control
calm · equanimity · self-control · keeping it together · level-headedness