spindle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈspɪndəl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English spyndel, spindle, spyndylle, from Old English spindle, spindel, alteration of earlier spinel, spinil, spinl (“spindle”), from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu (“spindle”), equivalent to spin + -le. Cognate with Scots spindil, spinnell (“spindle”), Dutch spindel ("spindle"; < Middle Dutch spille, spinle), German Spindel (“spindle”), Danish spindel (“spindle”), Swedish spindel (“spindle”). The dragonfly sense (noun sense 14) is a calque of Swedish slända (dragonfly/spindle); this word was introduced by New Sweden settlers.
Meanings
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A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
Anna Pavlovna’s soirée was now in full swing. On all sides the spindles were humming away non-stop.
2005 [1868–9], Anthony Briggs, transl., War and Peace, Penguin Classics, translation of Война́ и миръ by Leo Tolstoy, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 3, page 13:
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A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
; the top one is acted on by the spindle and disc d, moved by the lever e;
1847, editorial staff, “Improvement in Water Taps, Cister Valves, &c. ”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68:the spindle of a vane
A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.
2012 March 14, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3:
- A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
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The axle of a bottom bracket.
Check ball bearings for pitting, cracks, disorderly conduct; cups and cones for uneven wear; spindle for straightness.
1972, Richard Ballantine, Richard's Bicycle Book, New York: Ballantine Books, page 181:
- Certain species within the genus Euonymus, historically used to manufacture spindles for wool spinning.
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An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
receipt spindle
check spindle
- The fusee of a watch.
- Any long and slender stalk resembling a spindle from Euonymus.
- A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.
- A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.
- Any marine univalve shell of the genus Tibia; a spindle stromb.
- Any marine gastropod with a spindle-shaped shell formerly in one of the three invalid genera called Fusus.
- A cytoskeletal structure formed during mitosis.
- (qualifier:coastal New Jersey) A dragonfly.
- A plastic container for packaging optical discs such as CDs or DVDs, having a central column that passes through the central holes in the discs and keeps them in a stack.
- A muscle spindle.
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A sleep spindle.
One of the fascinating characteristics of sleep spindles is that they are generated by the thalamic reticular nucleus, and do not occur in the presence of NE. In fact, LC neurons fall silent in the second preceding each spindle […]
2010, Human Sleep and Cognition: Basic Research, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spindles | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| spindel | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| spinnel | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic |
Coordinates
bill hook · billhook · shaft · axle
Deriveds
spindleshanks · minispindle · spindle poison · spindle toxin · spindlehorn · spindletail · spindleful · spindle diagram · multispindle · sleep spindle · spindlelike · perispindle · spindle-legged · spindle-shaped · spindle cell · spindly · spindle-shanked · spindlewise · central spindle · spindlemaking · antispindle · spindlelegs · hemispindle · spindle neuron · spindlemaker · mitotic spindle · spindleworm · spindlework · Japanese spindle
Hypernyms
euonymus (a tree from the Euonymus genus)
Relateds
Synonyms
spindle tree (a tree from the Euonymus genus)
Translations (183)
bg чашкодрян (trees of the genus Euonymus) · my ချည်လုံး (rod in spinning and winding thread) · atv иик (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ang inspinn (rod in spinning and winding thread) · cmn 錠子 /锭子 (rod in spinning and winding thread) · nl omwentelingslichaam ((geometry) solid) · km កដិពន្ធ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · et kedervars (rod in spinning and winding thread) · fi värttinä (rod in spinning and winding thread) · gl fuso (rod in spinning and winding thread) · de Spindelstrauch (trees of the genus Euonymus) · tr iğ ağacı (trees of the genus Euonymus) · eo evonimo (trees of the genus Euonymus) · fr fuseau (rod in spinning and winding thread) · nl kardinaalsmuts (trees of the genus Euonymus) · dsb wrjeśeno (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sq rraboshtë (trees of the genus Euonymus) · de Spindel (rod in spinning and winding thread) · tl suliran (rod in spinning and winding thread) · hy իլիկ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · vi cọc (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ga crann feorais (trees of the genus Euonymus) · fi kara (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) · tr kirmen (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · th กระสวย (rod in spinning and winding thread) · rup fus (rod in spinning and winding thread) · hsb wrjećeno (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ur تکلا (rod in spinning and winding thread) · uz duk (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sl vreteno (rod in spinning and winding thread) · hi तकला (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ky ийик (rod in spinning and winding thread) · fi piikki (upright spike for holding papers) · grc ἄτρακτος (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sv spindel (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) · fi sorvarinpensas (trees of the genus Euonymus) · fi akseli (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · ru шпи́ндель (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) · ko 화살나무 (trees of the genus Euonymus) · ko 방추 (rod in spinning and winding thread) · it fuso (rod in spinning and winding thread) · gsw Chrëbs (rod in spinning and winding thread) · fr essieu (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · ja 錘 (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ro osie (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · uk шпиндель (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) · alt ийик (rod in spinning and winding thread) · tl sudlan (rod in spinning and winding thread) · be брызглі́на (trees of the genus Euonymus) · nl piek (upright spike for holding papers) · az iy (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ast fusu (rod in spinning and winding thread) · he פֶּלֶך (rod in spinning and winding thread) · mk курика (trees of the genus Euonymus) · bg врете́но (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ceb kalinyasan (rod in spinning and winding thread) · km ខ្នារ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ug يىك (rod in spinning and winding thread) · uk верете́но (rod in spinning and winding thread) · pt fuso (rod in spinning and winding thread) · te కదురు (rod in spinning and winding thread) · lt verpstukas (rod in spinning and winding thread) · tr papaz külahı (trees of the genus Euonymus) · de Spindel (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) · bn টাকু (rod in spinning and winding thread) · non snælda (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ota كرمان (rod in spinning and winding thread) · orv веретено (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sh vretèno (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ro salbă-moale (trees of the genus Euonymus) · scn fusu (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sq bosht (rod in spinning and winding thread) · qu puchka (rod in spinning and winding thread) · tk ik (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ota ایك (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · de Spindel (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · sl trdolẹ̑ska (trees of the genus Euonymus) · he סֶרֶן (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · nl staak (long and slender stalk resembling a spindle) · sh kùrika (trees of the genus Euonymus) · fa دوک (rod in spinning and winding thread) · kk ұршық (rod in spinning and winding thread) · vec fuxo (rod in spinning and winding thread) · nl spil (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) · nv beeʼadizí (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sq fshikakuq (trees of the genus Euonymus) · ang wananbēam (trees of the genus Euonymus) · nn tein (rod in spinning and winding thread) · la fūsus (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ka თითისტარი (rod in spinning and winding thread) · cmn 紡錘 /纺锤 (rod in spinning and winding thread) · mk осовина (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · sk bršlen (trees of the genus Euonymus) · oc fus (rod in spinning and winding thread) · uz yig (rod in spinning and winding thread) · es tarrina (computing: a plastic container for packaging optical discs) · ota ایك (rod in spinning and winding thread) · cu врѣтено (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ca fus (rod in spinning and winding thread) · grc εὐώνυμος (trees of the genus Euonymus) · dlm fois (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sk vreteno (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ru веретено́ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · vi sợi (rod in spinning and winding thread) · es fuso (disused) (rod in spinning and winding thread) · es palier (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · uk шпиндель (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · is snælda (rod in spinning and winding thread) · cs brslen (trees of the genus Euonymus) · kmr teşî (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ga fearsaid (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · sq herdhaqen (trees of the genus Euonymus) · ar مِغْزَل (rod in spinning and winding thread) · tl ikiran (rod in spinning and winding thread) · cs vřeteno (rod in spinning and winding thread) · izh värttänä (rod in spinning and winding thread) · fi kara (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · eo ŝpinilo (rod in spinning and winding thread) · nl as (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) · ga fearsaid (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ko 물레가락 (rod in spinning and winding thread) · mi tokohuri (rod in spinning and winding thread) · mi tokohuri (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · ja 紡錘 (rod in spinning and winding thread) · nrf êsseu (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · ru шпи́ндель (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · nl spoel (rod in spinning and winding thread) · uk брусли́на (trees of the genus Euonymus) · sv slända (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ang spinel (rod in spinning and winding thread) · hu kecskerágó (trees of the genus Euonymus) · ba орсоҡ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sh вретѐно (rod in spinning and winding thread) · fi paperipiikki (upright spike for holding papers) · nl spindel (computing: a plastic container for packaging optical discs) · ga fearsaid (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) · lo ໄນຫລາ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · grc κλωστήρ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · mk стожер (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · lv vārpsta (rod in spinning and winding thread) · nl papierprikker (upright spike for holding papers) · es semieje (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · ga feoras (trees of the genus Euonymus) · grc νῆτρον (rod in spinning and winding thread) · mk вретено (rod in spinning and winding thread) · hy իլ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · fur fûs (rod in spinning and winding thread) · nl spintol (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ga mol (rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool) · nl spindel (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sa तर्कु (rod in spinning and winding thread) · da spindel (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ca boneter (trees of the genus Euonymus) · ru берескле́т (trees of the genus Euonymus) · pl trzmielina (trees of the genus Euonymus) · hy իլենի (trees of the genus Euonymus) · ota دوك (rod in spinning and winding thread) · be верацяно́ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · et pöörd- (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · ga eiteán (rod in spinning and winding thread) · hu orsó (rod in spinning and winding thread) · tg дук (rod in spinning and winding thread) · tr iğ (rod in spinning and winding thread) · es huso (rod in spinning and winding thread) · nl spil (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · sux 𒁄 (rod in spinning and winding thread) · et võll (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · ang spindel (rod in spinning and winding thread) · fi kehräin (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ca evònim (trees of the genus Euonymus) · uga 𐎔𐎍𐎋 (rod in spinning and winding thread) · cy gwerthyd (rod in spinning and winding thread) · ro fus (rod in spinning and winding thread) · et pöör (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · vec fus (rod in spinning and winding thread) · da ten (rod in spinning and winding thread) · hi तकली (rod in spinning and winding thread) · mi turuki (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · et telg (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · ru ось (rod which turns, or on which something turns round) · pl wrzeciono (rod in spinning and winding thread) · el αδράχτι (rod in spinning and winding thread) · sh ку̀рика (trees of the genus Euonymus)
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