1080
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /tɛnˈeɪ.ti/
- ten / eighty
Etymology 1
From 1080° of rotation angle.
Noun
1080 (plural 1080s)
- An aerial maneuver in which the performer spins through three full revolutions.
- 2022 February 6, Saito, Mari; Winni Zhou, “Snowboarding-Proud Kiwi Sadowski-Synnott bags New Zealand's first Winter Games gold”, in Jacqueline Wong; Clare Fallon, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 30 May 2022:
- Sadowski-Synnott scored 92.88 on her final run, landing back-to-back 1080s on a challenging course resembling the Great Wall of China.
Asked how she felt about making history as the island nation's first Winter Games gold medallist, she said it made her a "proud Kiwi".
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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)
- 900 (2-1/2 turns)
- 720 (2 turns)
- 540 (1-1/2 turns)
- 360 (1 complete turn)
- 180 (1/2 turn)
Etymology 2
- From its original catalogue number.
Noun
1080 (uncountable)
- (informal) Sodium fluoroacetate poison.
Synonyms
- ten-eighty
Anagrams
- 1-800, 1800