360

English

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: three‧six‧ty

Etymology 1

From 360° of rotation.

Noun

360 (plural 360s)

1. A single spin which results in the original orientation.

   The road was wet and my car did a 360, freaking me out.

   The basketball player did a 360 and dunked.

2. (business) 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.

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

• Finnish: pyörähdys (fi), 360 astetta (fi)

Etymology 2

Clipping of Xbox 360, a trademark.

Noun

360 (plural 360s)

1. (video games) A Microsoft Xbox 360, a video game console.