| spindle | small rod with tapered ends around which thread is twisted while spinning; rotating machine part or axis; cellular axis around which chromosomes are distributed during meiosis; rod of turned wood | en | (isim) | en |
| spindle | a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis | en | en |
| spindle | To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender | en | en |
| spindle | Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus | en | en |
| spindle | Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria; called also spindle stromb | en | en |
| spindle | A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord | en | en |
| spindle | The fusee of a watch | en | en |
| spindle | A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle | en | en |
| spindle | A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards | en | en |
| spindle | A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed | en | en |
| spindle | The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc | en | en |
| spindle | which causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or center, etc | en | en |
| spindle | The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns | en | en |
| spindle | A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle of a vane | en | en |
| spindle | The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom | en | en |
| spindle | A spindle is a rod in a machine, around which another part of the machine turns | en | en |
| spindle | A spindle is a pointed rod which you use when you are spinning wool by hand. You twist the wool with the spindle to make it into a thread | en | en |
| spindle | (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis" | en | en |
| spindle | any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts | en | en |
| spindle | a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning | en | en |
| spindle | A network of fibrous microtubules and associated molecules formed during mitosis between the opposite poles (centromeres) of eukaryotic cells It mediates the movement of the duplicated chromosomes to opposite poles | en | en |
| spindle | A slender turned and shaped column, which often swells out in the lower half and is usually used in rows such as the back of a Windsor chair | en | en |
| spindle | The metal rod that runs through a mortise or tubular latch, with a door knob or lever on each end When the knob or lever is turned, it activates the latch, which opens or closes the door | en | en |
| spindle | mechanism inside a hard disk drive that moves the heads into place; the axle on which a disk turns | en | en |
| spindle | PH, FX: double leg circle or flair-circle with ½ turn of the body in the opposite direction of the leg circle(s) | en | en |
| spindle | The threaded arbor on a shaper that holds the cutters | en | en |
| spindle | Stationary shaft used to support rotating wheel assembly on non-driving wheels | en | en |
| spindle | The driven rotating member of a brake lathe The arbors and attachments are installed into the end of the spindle | en | en |
| spindle | a shaftlike part that holds the piece to be turned on a lathe or the tool on a mill | en | en |
| spindle | One part of a hard disk, around which the platters rotate | en | en |
| spindle | The rod connecting the disc to the lever on a valve (055) | en | en |
| spindle | Mechanical means of coupling a disc to a rotating device | en | en |
| spindle | - a spike-shaped piece of metal used for forming the cone-shaped combustion chamber inside of a rocket The increased surface area provides maximum thrust | en | en |
| spindle | The part of the door handle usually of square section which passes through the top hole follower in a mortice door lock to operate the springbolt | en | en |
| spindle | Axle for mounting a disk or reel of magnetic tape | en | en |
| spindle | The part of the vehicle's suspension/steering system that the hub/wheel bearing assembly rides on Spindles are typically found on rear wheel and 4WD systems | en | en |
| spindle | A turned center body or arm on a fixture | en | en |
| spindle | A thin round rod, possibly turned or tapered at both end, used to support railings | en | en |
| spindle | A thin turned member, often tapered or molded Used in chair backs, grilles, etc | en | en |
| spindle | The small shaft located at each front wheel on which the front wheels revolve in rear-wheel-drive cars | en | en |
| spindle | The high precision shaft that rotates within the quill and is the attachment point for the tooling | en | en |
| spindle | The drive shaft that connects the knob or lever to the latch or lock mechanism to operate the bolt | en | en |
| spindle | a weighted shaft which imparts a twist to form a thread | en | en |
| spindle | The drive's center shaft, on which the hard disk platters are mounted | en | en |
| spindle | Stationary shaft used to support rotating wheel assembly on nondriving wheels | en | en |
n,v:spindled / spindles spindling Etymology :Middle English spindel, from Old English spinel; akin to Old English spinnan to spin. Pronunciation :'spin-d&l. Function :noun. Date :12th century.
