Spindle may refer to:
Textiles and manufacturing Spindle (textiles), a straight spike to spin fibers into yarn Spindle (tool), a rotating axis of a machine tool
Biology Common spindle and other species of shrubs and trees in genus Euonymus whose hard wood was used to make spindles Spindle apparatus or mitotic spindle, a cellular structure in cell biology Muscle spindle, stretch receptors within the body of a muscle Spindle neuron, a specific class of neuron Sleep spindle, bursts of neural oscillatory activity during sleep Spindle transfer, an in vitro fertilization technique (also known as Mitochondrial replacement therapy)
Computing Spindle (hard disk drive), the axis of a hard disk drive Spindle (disc packaging), a plastic case for bulk optical disks
Vehicles Spindle (automobile), a part of a car's suspension system Spindle (vehicle), an autonomous ice-penetrating vehicle
Other uses Spindle (furniture), cylindrically symmetric shaft, usually made of wood Spindle (sculpture), a 1989 sculpture by Dustin Shuler made from cars Spindle (stationery), an upright spike used to hold papers Spindle, part of a door handle Spindle Rock, also called Adrachti, a rock in Meteora, Greece Spindle, an alternative term for a bicone
See also
Fusiform, having a spindle-like shape Rotation around a fixed axis Spindel, a surname Spindler, a surname Spindling, in computing The Spindles (disambiguation)