top·spin

(tŏp′spĭn′)

Forward rotation imparted to a ball by a stroke, as in tennis.

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topspin

(ˈtɒpˌspɪn)

(General Sporting Terms) sport spin imparted to make a ball bounce or travel exceptionally far, high, or quickly, as by hitting it with a sharp forward and upward stroke. Compare backspin

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top•spin

(ˈtɒpˌspɪn)

n.

a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.

[1900–05]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

topspin - forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke

spin - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

Translations

topspin

[ˈtɒpˌspɪn] n (Tennis) → effetto topspin

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I read another that explained the concept of topspin as though it were a physics computation.

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as well as existing investors The Column Group (through its affiliated Ponoi Capital funds), GV (formerly Google Ventures), Kleiner Perkins, Topspin Partners, and Celgene Corporation.

RAPT Therapeutics Completes $37 Million Series C Extension

WOODFIELD YOUNGSTERS Tom Watson and Dan Jones were involved in a great set on Table One in the Woodfield Tuesday Singles League, with Watson forcing Jones back from the table with strong topspin on both wings, which resulted in some superb retrieving.

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Remedy Health Media, a portfolio company of Topspin Partners, is a digital health and wellness platform that provides information-rich content and inspiring, emotionally engaging real-life stories that motivate millions of patients and caregivers to boldly navigate life-changing diagnoses and achieve better outcomes.

Remedy Health Media Acquires Media Firm Vertical Health

Peloton's existing investors, including The Column Group, Nextech Invest Ltd, Topspin Fund LP, Tichenor Ventures LLC and Foresite Capital Management also participated in the financing.

Peloton Therapeutics completes Series E financing of USD150m

Forehand drive, backhand topspin, fast serve, loops, pushes and underspins were all skills being learnt at free come-and-try family table tennis sessions organised through Dumfries and Galloway Council's Active Schools and Community Sport team.

Table tennis wins new fans

Schiavone also had a great deal of variety in her game, hitting both heavy topspin and slice with her elegant one-handed backhand and also displaying skill at the net (most notably in her victory over Australia's Sam Stosur in the 2010 Roland Garros final).

Italian tennis player Schiavone retires

and Balance Point Capital Partners III, L.P., has announced it has invested in Topspin Partners portfolio company Two-Twenty Records Management LLC, the company said.

Balance Point Capital invests in Two-Twenty Records Management

Hitting the right buttons will set you up for a topspin, lob or drop-shot, but there are a range of special moves to learn as well.

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Asked what she'd learned from him Kasatkina said: "A lot, a topspin forehand, movement on the court and fighting spirit for sure.

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Most published biomechanical analyses of table tennis techniques have examined topspin strokes, especially the topspin forehand, viewed by many as the most frequent and effective stroke in the game in the last few decades (Iino and Kojima, 2011; Kondric et al., 2007; Neal, 1991; Yoshida et al., 1996; Zhang et al., 2013).

Correlations between Angular Velocities in Selected Joints and Velocity of Table Tennis Racket during Topspin Forehand and Backhand