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Definition of Spindle

1. Noun. (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"

2. Noun. A piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc..

3. Noun. Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts.

4. Noun. A stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning.

5. Noun. Any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object. "The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"

Definition of Spindle

1. n. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom.

2. v. i. To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender.

Definition of Spindle

1. to impale on a slender rod [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]

Medical Definition of Spindle

1. See: mitosis, spindle fibre. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spindle

spina mentalis spina nasalis anterior spina nasalis ossis frontalis spina nasalis posterior spina ossis sphenoidalis spina pedis spina peronealis spina pubis spina scapulae spina suprameatica

spina trochlearis spina tympanica major spina tympanica minor spina ventosa spindle (current term) spindle (current term) spindle-celled layer spindle-legged spindle-shanked spindle-shaped

spindle-shaped spindle-shaped muscle spindle-tree family spindleberry spindleberry tree spindled spindlelegs spindler spindlers spindles

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