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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    spindle

    • IPA[ˈspind(ə)l]

    美式

    • n.
      a slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff.；a pin or rod used on a spinning wheel to twist and wind the thread.
    • v.
      impale (a piece of paper) on a metal spindle for temporary filing purposes

    • noun: spindle, plural noun: spindles

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff.
    • ▪ a pin or rod used on a spinning wheel to twist and wind the thread.
    • ▪ a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine.
    • ▪ a measure of length for yarn, equal to 15,120 yards (13,826 m) for cotton or 14,400 yards (13,167 m) for linen.
    • ▪ a turned piece of wood used as a banister or chair leg.
    • ▪ North American a pointed metal rod on a base, used to impale paper items for temporary filing.
    • 2. a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves.
    • ▪ the vertical rod at the center of a record turntable which keeps the record in place during play.
    • 3. a slender mass of microtubules formed when a cell divides. At metaphase the chromosomes become attached to it by their centromeres before being pulled toward its ends.
    • 4. a shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds. The hard timber was formerly used for making spindles.

    動詞

    • 1. impale (a piece of paper) on a metal spindle for temporary filing purposes do not fold, spindle, or mutilate