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Alternative forms

three-sixty, three sixty

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θɹiːˈsɪksti/Category:English 3-syllable words#360 Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#360

Etymology 1

From 360° of rotation.

Noun

360 (plural 360s)Category:English lemmas#360 Category:English nouns#360 Category:English countable nouns#360 Category:English words spelled without vowels#360 Category:English terms spelled with numbers#360 Category:English entries with incorrect language header#360 Category:Pages with entries#360 Category:Pages with 1 entry#360

A single spin which results in the original orientation.
The road was wet and my car did a 360, freaking me out.Category:English terms with usage examples#360

The basketball player did a 360 and dunked.Category:English terms with usage examples#360
(business Category:en:Business#360) An instance of 360 degree feedback.
- 2013, Matt Blumberg, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business:
  As your organization grows, performing live 360s for every employee obviously won't be feasible. At Return Path, live 360s are limited to VP-level team members and above.
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(proscribed Category:English proscribed terms#360) A complete change of direction or opinion.
- 1992 July 30, Scott Adams, Dilbert‎ (comic), archived from the original on 22 February 2023:
  No thanks. I used to be clueless but I turned that situation around 360 degrees.
  Category:English terms with quotations#360
- 2017, New York Times, ‘You Focus on the Good’: Women Who Voted for Trump, in Their Own Words:
  In the past, her stance on abortion was more the way I feel, just for the first trimester, then she did a 360.
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- 2022, “Former NHL star Tom McCarthy went to prison then turned his life around”, in The Globe and Mail:
  “He totally did a 360 [degree turn] from his younger years,” said Steve Black, a long-time friend.
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- 2022, Washington Monthly, Great Britain’s Conservatives Are Screwing Up The Economy:
  Following a political backlash among her strongest supporters, Truss did a 360° and scrapped the tax cut idea.
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(surfing Category:en:Surfing#360) An el rollo.

Usage notes

Taken literally, a "360" would mean ending up in the same orientation after turning in a complete circle (no change at all), but sometimes "360" is used as meaningless intensifier with the implication of "complete".

Coordinate terms

2160 (“6 turns”)
1980 (“5-1/2 turns”)
1800 (“5 turns”)
1620 (“4-1/2 turns”)
1440 (“4 turns”)
1260 (“3-1/2 turns”)
1080 (“3 turns”)
900 (“2-1/2 turns”)
720 (“2 turns”)
540 (“1-1/2 turns”)
180 (“1/2 turn”)

Translations

single spin

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Bulgarian: 360 градуса (360 gradusa)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#360, пълно завъртане n (pǎlno zavǎrtane)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#360
Finnish: pyörähdys (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#360, 360 astettaCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#360

Etymology 2

Clipping of Xbox 360Category:English clippings#360, a trademark.

Noun

360 (plural 360s)Category:English lemmas#360 Category:English nouns#360 Category:English countable nouns#360 Category:English words spelled without vowels#360 Category:English terms spelled with numbers#360 Category:English entries with incorrect language header#360 Category:Pages with entries#360 Category:Pages with 1 entry#360

(video games Category:en:Video games#360) A Microsoft Xbox 360, a video game console.

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