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{{wiktionary|spindle|spindle-shaped}}Spindle or The Spindles may refer to: {{TOC right}}Places- The Spindles, Oldham
- The Spindles, burial towers at Amrit Syria
Textiles and manufacturing- Spindle (textiles), a device to spin fibers into thread
- Spindle (tool), a rotating axis of the machine, which often has a shaft at its heart
- Segmented spindle, a spindle consisting of discrete elements that can be assembled and disassembled on the fly
- Spindle, a unit of measurement used by weavers and tailors, equal to 120 skeins; See Hank
Computing- Spindle (hard disk drive), the axis or alternate name of a hard disk drive
- Spindle (disc packaging), a plastic case for bulk optical disks
Biology- Spindle apparatus, a cellular structure organizing and separating the chromosomes during cell division
- Muscle spindle, a specialized innervated muscle structure involved in the reflex action and in proprioception
- Spindle neurons are a specific class of neurons that participate in signal transmission in the nervous system
- Sleep spindle, an EEG waveform that occurs during sleep
- Euonymus or spindle, a genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees
Vehicles- Spindle (automobile), a part of a car's suspension system
- Spindle (vehicle), a robotic ice-penetrating probe and submersible vehicle funded by NASA
Other uses- Spindle (furniture), an axially symmetric part of furniture or other woodwork
- Spindle (stationery), 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), a 40-foot sculpture made from cars in Berwyn, Illinois, US
- Spindle, a threaded rod connecting two door knobs; see Door handle
- Spindle, a holder for kitchen roll
See also- Axis of rotation
- Spindling
- Spindle transfer
- Spindel
- Fusiform (disambiguation)
- Zack Lavigne
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