spin (DECEIVING), prognosis, track,on track, phonograph

Maestro Fabien Savitzky on why phonograph records are important!

NYPR Archives & Preservation - Records Make Music Lovers

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‎From the August, 1944 WQXR Program Guide. The Conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra tells in this article how music appreciation is spread through the use of records. Though Russian by birth, he has done much to advance the cause of American composers during his years of conducting orches...‎

Scott McClellan's memoirs

Unspinning the war

In Latest Upheaval, China Applies New Strategies to Control Flow of Information
By MICHAEL WINES
In the wake of deadly riots, China is deploying new methods not just to suppress bad news at the source, but to spin whatever unflattering tidbits escape its control. 






A Memphis hospital confirmed that Apple chief Steve Jobs received a liver transplant there and that his prognosis was "excellent."

Vital Signs

Prognosis: Diabetes and Depression Track Each Other

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

A recent study suggests a new level of complexity in the relationship between diabetes and depression.

track
v., tracked, track·ing, tracks. v.tr.

1. To follow the tracks of; trail: tracking game through the forest.
2. To move over or along; traverse.
3. To carry on the shoes and deposit: tracked mud on the rug.
4. To observe or monitor the course of (aircraft, for example), as by radar.
5. To observe the progress of; follow: tracking the company's performance daily.
6. To equip with a track.
7. To assign (a student) to a curricular track.

v.intr.

1. To move along a track.
2. To follow a course; travel.
3. To keep a constant distance apart. Used of a pair of wheels.
4. To be in alignment.
5. 1. To follow the undulations in the groove of a phonograph record. Used of a needle.
   2. To move across magnetic heads. Used of magnetic tape.

Ericsson reported a sharp drop in net profit, but shares soared as the company posted better-than-expected sales, maintained its 2008 guidance and said cost-cutting measures are on track.

on track
making progress and likely to succeed:
They're on track to make record profits.
prognosis
n., pl. -ses (-sēz).

1. 1. A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
   2. The likelihood of recovery from a disease.
2. A forecast or prediction: a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.

[Late Latin prognōsis, from Greek, from progignōskein, to foreknow : pro-, before; see pro–² + gignōskein, gnō-, to know.]

spin (DECEIVING) Show phonetics
noun [S or U] INFORMAL
when an idea or situation is expressed or described in a clever way that makes it seem better than it really is, especially in politics:
They have tried to put a positive spin on the situation.
This report puts a different spin on the issue.


spin control noun [U]
controlling or changing the way a matter is considered, often in politics:
We need to exercise some spin control on this situation before we find ourselves in serious trouble.
spin
v., spun (spŭn), spin·ning, spins. v.tr.

1. 1. To draw out and twist (fibers) into thread.
   2. To form (thread or yarn) in this manner.
2. To form (a web or cocoon, for example) by extruding viscous filaments.
3. To make or produce by or as if by drawing out and twisting.
4. 1. To relate or create: spun tales for the children.
   2. To prolong or extend: spin out a visit with an old friend.
5. To cause to rotate swiftly; twirl.
6. To shape or manufacture by a twirling or rotating process.
7. To provide an interpretation of (a statement or event, for example), especially in a way meant to sway public opinion: “a messenger who spins bogus research into a vile theology of hatred” (William A. Henry III).
8. Slang. To play (a phonograph record or records), especially as a disc jockey.

v.intr.

1. To make thread or yarn by drawing out and twisting fibers.
2. To extrude viscous filaments, forming a web or cocoon.
3. To rotate rapidly; whirl. See synonyms at turn.
4. To seem to be whirling, as from dizziness; reel: My head spun after doing a cartwheel.
5. To ride or drive rapidly.
6. To fish with a light rod, lure, and line and a reel with a stationary spool.

n.

1. The act of spinning.
2. A swift whirling motion.
3. A state of mental confusion.
4. Informal. A short drive in a vehicle: took a spin in the new car.
5. The flight condition of an aircraft in a nose-down, spiraling, stalled descent.
6. 1. A distinctive point of view, emphasis, or interpretation: “Dryden . . . was adept at putting spin on an apparently neutral recital of facts” (Robert M. Adams).
   2. A distinctive character or style: an innovative chef who puts a new spin on traditional fare.
7. Physics.
   1. The intrinsic angular momentum of a subatomic particle. Also called spin angular momentum.
   2. The total angular momentum of an atomic nucleus.
   3. A quantum number expressing spin angular momentum.

phrasal verbs:
spin off

1. To derive (a company or product, for example) from something larger.

spin out

1. To rotate out of control, as a skidding car leaving a roadway.

idiom:
spin (one's) wheels Informal.

1. To expend effort with no result.

[Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan.]

phonograph

Syllabification: (pho·no·graph)

Pronunciation: /ˈfōnəˌgraf/

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noun

• North American a record player.
• chiefly historical an early sound-reproducing machine that used cylinders to record as well as reproduce sound.

Derivatives

phonographic

Pronunciation: /ˌfōnəˈgrafik/

adjective