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Detailed Translations for spindle from English to French

spindle:

spindle [the ~] noun

  1. the spindle (capstan; pivot; windlass)
    le pivot; l'axe; le cabestan

Translation Matrix for spindle:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
axe capstan; pivot; spindle; windlass axis; longitudinal axis
cabestan capstan; pivot; spindle; windlass
pivot capstan; pivot; spindle; windlass center; central point; centre; hub; inner; middle; nexus; nucleus; pivot
- arbor; arbour; mandrel; mandril; spike
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- hasp; reel

Related Words for "spindle":

  • spindles

Synonyms for "spindle":


Related Definitions for "spindle":

  1. any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object1
  2. a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning1
  3. any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts1
  4. a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.1
  5. (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle1
    • chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis1

Wiktionary Translations for spindle:

spindle
noun
  1. rod in spinning and winding thread
  2. rod which turns, or on which something turns round
spindle
noun
  1. arts|fr (vieilli) pièce de bois ou de fer qui passer dans le moyeu des roues d’une voiture.
  2. Outil de tissage
  3. Outil d’aéronautique
  4. support de l’axe autour duquel un corps tourner.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
spindle broche spindel — techniek|nld een as, meestal cd's en dvd's
spindle broche spindel — een klos waarop de katoen- of vlasdraad wordt gewonden
spindle fuseau Spindel — länglicher, zu den Enden hin dünner werdender Gegenstand, auf den gesponnener Faden aufgewickelt wird
spindle fusain Spindelstrauch — Strauch aus der Gattung Euonymus aus der Familie der Spindelstrauchgewächse

Related Translations for spindle