spool en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /spʉl/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- (US) audio
- /spuːl/
Etymology
From Middle English spole (possibly via Old Northern French spole, espole), from Middle Dutch spoele, from Old Dutch *spōla, *spuola, from Proto-Germanic *spōlǭ (“spool”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to cleave, split”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Spoule (“spool”), Dutch spoel (“spool”), German Spule (“spool”), Swedish spole (“spool”), Icelandic spóla (“spool; reel”). The aviation usage is based on the visual similarity of one of the spools of a turbine engine to a spool used for thread (especially in cross-section). See also spill.
Meanings
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A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.
2011, Rebekah Modrak, Bill Anthes, Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice:
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One of the rotating assemblies of a gas turbine engine, composed of one or more turbine stages, a shaft, and one or more compressor or fan stages.
The high-pressure spool rotates faster than the intermediate- and low-pressure spools, as the high-pressure turbine is driven by superheated combustion gases straight out of the burners, while the high-pressure compressor has to spin very fast to compress air that has already been compressed and heated by the low- and intermediate-pressure compressors.
- A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.
- (West, Yorkshire) A splinter caught in the skin.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spools | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
spool down · spoolup · spoolwood · earspool · pipe spool · spool cannon · spool-and-line · spoolie · multispool · spooldown · spoolless · unspool · spoollike · spoolful · spoolwork · spool up · spool brush
Translations (116)
ota ماسوره (spindle) · fr bobine (spindle) · th กระสวย (spindle) · ab акәанҷ (spindle) · nl bobijn (spindle) · pl szpula (spindle) · it fuso (spindle) · es carrete (spindle) · ms kekili (spindle) · cy sbŵl (spindle) · it spola (spindle) · it spoletta (spindle) · sh шпу̏ла (spindle) · it rocchetto (spindle) · et pool (spindle) · mk ма́кара (spindle) · bg макара́ (spindle) · bg шпу́ла (spindle) · uz gʻaltak (spindle) · pt carretel (spindle) · ko 실패 (spindle) · da spole (spindle) · fi hylsy (spindle) · ca bobina (spindle) · ky түрмөк (spindle) · el κουβαρίστρα (spindle) · lv spole (spindle) · la alabrum (spindle) · nl spoel (spindle) · nb spole (spindle) · grc πηνίον (spindle) · fi puola (spindle) · ca rodet (spindle) · sk cievka (spindle) · mi pōkaimiro (spindle) · tl kidkiran (spindle) · it bobina (spindle) · lij bobìnn-a (spindle) · izh katuška (spindle) · uk коту́шка (spindle) · my တညင်းလုံး (spindle) · tl mag-ikid (spindle) · ro bobină (spindle) · kk шарғы (spindle) · sq shtjellë (spindle) · th ม้วน (spindle) · sv spole (spindle) · lt ritė (spindle) · hy կոճ (spindle) · az makara (spindle) · ru боби́на (spindle) · hi अटेरन (spindle) · uz naycha (spindle) · ga roithleán (spindle) · el καρούλι (spindle) · tl ulak (spindle) · prs قَرْقَرَه (spindle) · kk катушка (spindle) · ota مقره (spindle) · de Spule (spindle) · pdt Spool (spindle) · fur spuele (spindle) · el πηνίο (spindle) · km ត្រសាល់ (spindle) · he סְלִיל (spindle) · vi suốt (spindle) · grc πήνη (spindle) · my ဘီးလုံး (spindle) · cs špulka (spindle) · ar بَكَرَة (spindle) · yi שפּול (spindle) · fa-ira قِرْقِرِه (spindle) · tg ғалтак (spindle) · cs cívka (spindle) · pt bobina (spindle) · tr makara (spindle) · br kanell (spindle) · eo bobeno (spindle) · cs naviják (spindle) · cmn 捲筒 /卷筒 (spindle) · ru кату́шка (spindle) · uk шпу́лька (spindle) · id kumparan (spindle) · ca carret (spindle) · be шпу́лька (spindle) · ru шпу́лька (spindle) · af spoel (spindle) · it navicella (spindle) · ota بوبین (spindle) · tt кәтүк (spindle) · is kefli (spindle) · haw pōkaʻa (spindle) · is spóla (spindle) · mi takatakai (spindle) · ota استاج (spindle) · mn дамар (spindle) · kk орауыш (spindle) · ro mosor (spindle) · fi rulla (spindle) · sh špȕla (spindle) · es bobina (spindle) · ga spól (spindle) · tr masura (spindle) · ky түргүч (spindle) · lo ກະສວຍ (spindle) · it spagnoletta (spindle) · arz بكرة (spindle) · ko 스풀 (spindle) · ky катушка (spindle) · pl szpulka (spindle) · hu tekercs (spindle) · sl vreteno (spindle) · ht bobin (spindle) · ka კოჭა (spindle) · be кату́шка (spindle) · ja スプール (spindle)