Spin Table

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Spin Table

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A flat round platform on which human and animal subjects can be placed in various positions and rapidly rotated, much as on a phonograph record, in order to simulate and study the effects of prolonged tumbling at high rates. </dd>
Complex types of tumbling can be simulated by mounting the spin table on the arm of a centrifuge. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use