spindle
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Thought to be made from a cattle femur, this decorated Anglo-Saxon spindle whorl, used to provide weight while spinning yarn, was unearthed from farmland near Bishopstone, Buckinghamshire.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Once that initial stable attachment appears, alignment follows naturally through the geometry of the spindle and the behavior of microtubules.
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
A new company was found, the fabrication truly European: spindle from the Czech Republic, cables and curved glass from Italy, capsules from France, the main structure from the Netherlands.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
Previously believed to consist of a compact structure attaching to multiple spindle microtubules, it was instead revealed that the centromere consists of two subdomains.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2024
While the candy was still soft, I pushed a glass rod into it—borrowed from Miss Riley’s lab supplies—forming a spindle hole.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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