spin·dle (sp n dl)n. 1. a. A rod or pin, tapered at one end and usually weighted at the other, on which fibers are spun by hand into thread and then wound. b. A similar rod or pin used for spinning on a spinning wheel. c. A pin or rod holding a bobbin or spool on which thread is wound on an automated spinning machine. 2. Any of various mechanical parts that revolve or serve as axes for larger revolving parts, as in a lock, axle, phonograph turntable, or lathe. 3. Any of various long thin stationary rods, as: a. A spike on which papers may be impaled. b. A baluster. 4. Biology The spindle-shaped achromatic structure, composed of microtubules, along which the chromosomes are distributed in mitosis and meiosis. v. spin·dled, spin·dling, spin·dles v.tr. 1. To furnish or equip with a spindle or spindles. 2. To impale or perforate on a spindle: Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate this card. v.intr. To grow into a thin, elongated, or weak form. [Middle English spindel, alteration of Old English spinel; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.] |
spindle
Noun
1. a rotating rod that acts as an axle
2. a rod with a notch in the top for drawing out, twisting and winding the thread in spinning [Old English spinel]
| spindle (spndl) A network of protein fibers that forms in the cytoplasm of a cell during cell division. The spindle grows forth from the centrosomes and attaches to the chromosomes after the latter have been duplicated, and the nuclear membrane dissolves. Once attached, the spindle fibers contract, pulling the duplicate chromosomes apart to opposite poles of the dividing cell. See more at meiosismitosis |
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| Noun | 1. |  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"biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms |
| 2. | spindle - a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc. piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees | |
| 3. |  spindle - any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating partsdrive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium rotating shaft, shaft - a revolving rod that transmits power or motion | |
| 4. | spindle - a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning spinning frame - spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn spinning wheel - a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" | |
| 5. | spindle - any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order" holding device - a device for holding something |
Translations
spindle
n spindle [ˈspindl]
a thin pin on which something turns I can't turn on the radio any more, because the spindle of the control knob has broken. spil مِغْزَل вретено osa pind die Welle άτρακτος huso, eje võll دوك نخ tappi axe יַדִית धुरी vreteno, osovina orsó jarum snúður, teinn fuso, asse 心棒 축, 굴대 verpstė, ašis vārpsta; ass spindel pin spindel; tein oś, sztyft eixo ax ось; шпиндель os os osovina spindel, axel แกนหมุน mil, dingil (心)軸 веретено; шпиндель چرخے کا تکلا trục quay （心）轴
adj spindly
very long and thin. spilagtig طَويل، نَحيف вретеновиден vytáhlý ranglet lang und dünn ψιλόλιγνος largo y delgado vibalik hontelo grêle דַק וְאַרוֹך लमदड़ tanak kao vreteno nyurga seperti jarum renglulegur affusolato 細長い 가늘고 긴 kaip šeiva izstīdzējis kurus kering spichtig spinkel, ulenkelig wrzecionowaty esguio subţire длинный и тонкий vytiahnutý, dlhý tenek vretenast lång och smal, skranglig สูงยาว uzun ve ince 細長的 довгий і тонкий; веретеноподібний اونچا اور پتلا dong dỏng, mảnh khảnh 细长的
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