请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Spindle
释义

  1. Places

  2. Textiles and manufacturing

  3. Computing

  4. Biology

  5. Vehicles

  6. Other uses

  7. See also

{{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
{{disambiguation}}
随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/13 22:18:24