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Originally, a spindle was a device to spin fibres into thread; see spindle (textiles). The term has many senses that relate ultimately back to the idea of a cylindrical object and what tasks may be done with it (usually involving rotation). Thus spindle may refer also to:
[edit] In technology
- Spindle (automobile), a part of a car's suspension system
- Spindle (computer), the axis of a computer disk
- Spindle (disc packaging), a plastic case for bulk optical discs
- Spindle (fire making), a straight wooden rod used in fire making
- Spindle (furniture), an axially symmetric furniture part, usually with decoration
- Spindle (stationery), a device for holding paper documents
- Spindle (tool), is the main rotating part of a machine tool, woodworking machine, etc
- Segmented spindle, a spindle consisting of discrete elements that can be assembled and disassembled on the fly
[edit] In 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.
- The genus Euonymus (also called spindles) are deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees
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