spindle
英 ['sp?nd(?)l]
美['sp?ndl]
- n. 軸；紡錘，錠子；細長的人或物
- adj. 錠子的，錠子似的；細長的
- vt. 裝錠子于
- vi. 長得細長，變細長
英英釋意
- 1. (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle;
- "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis"
- 2. any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
- 3. a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning