Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Spindle — may refer to:In technology*See also: Axle *A spindle is part of an automobile suspension system. It carries the hub for the wheel and attaches to the upper and lower control arms. *A spindle is part of a bicycle pedal. It carries the pedal body,… … Wikipedia
Spindle — Spin dle, n. [AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil, G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. [root]170. See {Spin}.] 1. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spindle — [spin′dəl] n. [ME (with intrusive d ) < OE spinel < spinnan, to SPIN] 1. a slender rod or pin used in spinning; specif., a) in hand spinning, a rounded rod, usually wooden, tapering toward each end, for twisting into thread the fibers… … English World dictionary
Spindle — Spin dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spindling}.] To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender. [1913 Webster] It has begun to spindle into overintellectuality. Lowell.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spindle — spindle. См. веретено [деления]. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Spindle — Spindle. См. Шпиндель. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Spindle — (spr. ßpindl), engl. Großmaß für Baumwollengarn = 18 Hanks zu 7 Skeins oder 13,825,5 m; für Leinen und Hanfgarn 4 Hasps zu 6 Hears von 2 Cuts = 13,166,5 m, früher in Schottland = 38 und in Irland = 48 Leas zu 300 Yards … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
spindle — (izg. spìndl) m DEFINICIJA tehn. dio stroja koji preuzima i dalje prenosi zakretni moment, tj. snagu; pogonska osovina, vreteno, vratilo ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
spindle — ► NOUN 1) a slender rounded rod with tapered ends, used in hand spinning to twist and wind fibres from a mass of wool, flax, etc. held on a distaff. 2) a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves. 3) a turned… … English terms dictionary
spindle — spindlelike, adj. /spin dl/, n., adj., v., spindled, spindling. n. 1. a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is… … Universalium
