spindle

Definitions

Aviation

• noun a pin or bar which rotates or on which something rotates

Cars & Driving

• noun a rotating rod that acts as a shaft

Computing

• noun an object which grips and spins a disk in the centre hole

Construction

• A small axle on which an object turns.
• The bar in a lock that connects the knob(s) or handle(s) with the latching mechanism.
• A short, turned-wood part, such as a baluster.

Electronics

• A part, such as a rod or shaft, which serves as an axis or point around which a revolving motion takes place. An example is a capstan. A spindle may also serve to position and hold things, as is the case with the central shaft which holds a phonographic record in place on the platter.
• The rotating shaft of a hard drive or optical drive, around which a platter or disc revolves.

Medical

• noun a long thin structure
• noun a structure formed in cells during division to which the chromosomes are attached by their centromeres

Real Estate

• noun a long thin piece of wood that is shaped somewhat like the spindle of a spinning wheel, e.g. a baluster
• noun a rotating rod on a device such as a door handle

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Contexts for “spindle”

12 definitions in context
• Aviation
• Cars & Driving
• Computing
• Construction
• Electronics
• Medical
• Real Estate