Spindle
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The term spindle may refer to:

In textiles and manufacturing:
  • Spindle (textiles)
    Spindle (textiles)
    A spindle is a wooden spike used for spinning wool, flax, hemp, cotton, and other fibres into thread. It is commonly weighted at either the bottom middle or top, most commonly by a circular or spherical object called a whorl, and may also have a hook, groove or notch, though spindles without...

    , a device to spin fibres into thread
  • Spindle (tool)
    Spindle (tool)
    In machine tools, a spindle is a rotating axis of the machine, which often has a shaft at its heart. The shaft itself is called a spindle, but also, in shop-floor practice, the word often is used metonymically to refer to the entire rotary unit, including not only the shaft itself, but its bearings...

    , is the main rotating part of a machine tool, woodworking machine, etc
  • Segmented spindle
    Segmented spindle
    A segmented spindle, also known by the trademark Kataka, is a specialized mechanical linear actuator conceived by the Danish mechanical engineer Jens Joerren Soerensen during the mid 1990s. The actuator forms a telescoping tubular column, or spindle, from linked segments resembling curved...

    , a spindle consisting of discrete elements that can be assembled and disassembled on the fly


In computing:
  • Spindle, the axis or alternate name of a computer hard disk drive
  • Spindle (disc packaging)
    Spindle (disc packaging)
    In the context of computer supplies, the word spindle or cakebox may refer to a plastic container for packaging optical discs. It typically consists of a round base with a vertical rod and a cylindrical cover. Bulk blank CDs, DVDs, and BDs are often sold in such a package....

    , a plastic case for bulk optical discs


In biology:
  • Spindle apparatus, a cellular structure organizing and separating the chromosomes during cell division
  • Muscle spindle
    Muscle spindle
    Muscle spindles are sensory receptors within the belly of a muscle, which primarily detect changes in the length of this muscle. They convey length information to the central nervous system via sensory neurons. This information can be processed by the brain to determine the position of body parts...

    , a specialized innervated muscle structure involved in the reflex action and in proprioception
  • Spindle neuron
    Spindle neuron
    Spindle neurons, also called von Economo neurons , are a specific class of neurons that are characterized by a large spindle-shaped soma, gradually tapering into a single apical axon in one direction, with only a single dendrite facing opposite. Whereas other types of neurons tend to have many...

    s are a specific class of neurons that participate in signal transmission in the nervous system
  • Sleep spindle
    Sleep spindle
    A sleep spindle is a burst of brain activity visible on an EEG that occurs during stage 2 sleep. It consists of 12–14 Hz waves that occur for at least 0.5 seconds.-Function:...

    , an EEG waveform that occurs during sleep
  • The genus Euonymus
    Euonymus
    Euonymus , often called spindle or spindle tree, is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family, Celastraceae. It comprises about 170–180 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees...

    (also called spindles) are deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees


Other uses:
  • Spindle (automobile)
    Spindle (automobile)
    In an automobile, the spindle is a part of the suspension system that carries the hub for the wheel and attaches to the upper and lower control arms. The spindle is referred to as an Upright in UK-built vehicles and in areas dominated by these cars like Australia, New Zealand etc.-Design:There are...

    , a part of a car's suspension system
  • Spindle (furniture)
    Spindle (furniture)
    A Spindle, in furniture, is an cylindrically symmetric shaft, usually made of wood. A spindle is usually made of a single piece of wood and typically has decoration fashioned by hand or with a lathe...

    , an axially symmetric part of furniture or other woodwork
  • Spindle (stationery)
    Spindle (stationery)
    A spindle is an upright spike used to hold papers waiting for processing. "Spindling" or "spiking" was the act of spearing a paper document onto the spike....

    , a device for holding paper documents
  • Spindle (fire making), a straight wooden rod used in fire making
  • Spindle torus, in mathematics, a self-intersecting torus
  • Spindle (sculpture)
    Spindle (sculpture)
    Spindle was a sculpture created in 1989 by artist Dustin Shuler . It consisted of a 50 foot spike with eight cars impaled on it. From 1989 until its demolition on May 2, 2008, it was located in the car park of Cermak Plaza shopping center, at the corner of Cermak Road and Harlem Avenue in Berwyn,...

    , a 40-foot sculpture made from cars in Berwyn, Illinois
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