Slew

Slew may refer to:

Motion control

• Slew (spacecraft), describes methods of changing the attitude of a spacecraft
• Slewing, the rotation of an object around an axis
• Eigenvector slew, a particular method of calculating the rotation required for a specific desired change in attitude

People

Last name

• Jenny Slew (1719 – after 1765), Black American who sued for her freedom
• Jordan Slew (born 1992), English footballer

Nickname

• William Hester (1912–1993), American tennis player and official
• John S. McCain Sr. (1884–1945), United States Navy admiral

Race horses

• Seattle Slew (1974–2002), American Triple Crown winner in 1977
• Slew o' Gold (1980–2007), U.S. Three Year-old Male Champion in 1983
• Slewacide (1980–2000), broodmare sire of Funny Cide

Other uses

• Slew footing, an infraction in the sport of ice hockey
• Slew rate, the maximum rate of change of a signal at any point in a circuit
• The Slew, a multinational electronic music project

See also

• All pages with titles containing Slew
• All pages with titles beginning with Slew
• Skew (disambiguation)
• Slough (disambiguation)