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. — samueldora
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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. — samueldora
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. — Tamy
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.