spin off
To create as a by-product or a secondary derived workTo create (something) as a by-product or a secondary derived work.
» Improved medical technology has been one of the spin-offs of the space program.
Verbesserte Medizintechnik ist einer der Nebeneffekte des Raumfahrtprogramms gewesen.
Meaning
1 sensesTo create (something) as a by-product or a secondary derived work.
a line of merchandise spun off from a TV series
- produce as a consequence of something larger
Examples
5 sentencesImproved medical technology has been one of the spin-offs of the space program.
deVerbesserte Medizintechnik ist einer der Nebeneffekte des Raumfahrtprogramms gewesen.
The ball spun off the surface.
I get that this game is a spin-off, but is the story canon?
That popular television series is going to spin off two new shows in the fall.
deDiese beliebte Fernsehserie wird im Herbst zwei neue Folgen herausbringen.
Basically, she's created a fad diet collider. And sometimes the particles that spin off are gluon-free neutrino burgers.
Translations
2 languagesForms
spins off, spinning off, spun off, spun offPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb