Definition of spinning jenny in English:
spinning jenny
nounspɪnɪŋˈdʒɛnispɪnɪŋˈdʒeni
historical A machine for spinning with more than one spindle at a time, patented by James Hargreaves in 1770.
Example sentencesExamples
- Bury's John Kay, who invented the flying shuttle, and Blackburn's James Hargreaves, the inventor of the spinning jenny, will also be featured.
- This was used to measure the highest and lowest cylinder pressures to estimate how much power would be needed for particular machines such as a group of spinning jennies.
- Although the spinning jenny and water frame managed to increase the productive capacity of the cotton industry, the real breakthrough came with developments in steam power.
- It is true that the spinning jenny and other inventions of the industrial revolution caused many families to have a hungry winter after the breadwinner's job was lost.
- Maybe traditional texts do sometimes get a bit bogged down in the details of how the spinning jenny worked, but the macroeconomic emphasis of this book also has its drawbacks.