spool
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
a small cylindrical piece of wood or other material on which yarn is wound in spinning, for use in weaving; a bobbin.
a small cylinder of wood or other material on which thread, wire, or tape is wound, typically expanded or with a rim at each end and having a hole lengthwise through the center.
the material or quantity of material wound on such a device.
Angling. the cylindrical drum in a reel that bears the line.
to wind on a spool.
to unwind from a spool (usually followed by off or out).
Computers. to operate (an input/output device) by using buffers in main and secondary storage.
to wind.
to unwind.
Origin of spool
1Other words from spool
- spooler, noun
- spoollike, adjective
- un·spool, verb (used with object)
Words Nearby spool
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How to use spool in a sentence
The cutting cable is spun around an automatic feed spool, making it easy to adjust on the go.
Best electric lawn mower: Give up the gas for one of these powerful trimmers | Irena Collaku | July 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThis means that when you’re listening to your favorite song, the tape is rolling out from the spool on the left, and reeled in by the spool on the right.
If you want to go even fancier, you can save nearly $7 on a spool of glow-in-the-dark filament.
This year’s Prime Day sales include some excellent deals on 3D printers | Billy Cadden | June 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYour other option when it comes to 3D printing involves turning spools of plastic thread into layers that build your object.
This year’s Prime Day sales include some excellent deals on 3D printers | Billy Cadden | June 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceNobody looks at the humble reels or spools on which the kite strings are wound, even though the aerial performances depend on how skillfully those reels are handled.
DNA’s Histone Spools Hint at How Complex Cells Evolved | Viviane Callier | May 10, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
There he lies in fetal position, reeling from thoughts of the atrocities he has committed, which spool endlessly in his mind.
Madbeth: Alan Cumming Plays Almost Every Role in “Macbeth” | Liesl Schillinger | April 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI want a spool of red silk, two pieces of crimson dress braid, and a spool of fifty cotton.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterIt is easily avoided, however, by procuring a large spool and fastening it to the bottom of the base with a wood screw.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe spool will serve as a handle while the varnish is applied, and also makes a stand for the board while the varnish dries.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousOn the inside of the spool, or towel support, an ordinary incandescent electric globe was placed.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe ends of the spool are made of thin brass and are dimensioned as shown in Fig. 2, at B and C.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for spool
/ (spuːl) /
a device around which magnetic tape, film, cotton, etc, can be automatically wound, with plates at top and bottom to prevent it from slipping off
anything round which other materials, esp thread, are wound
(sometimes foll by up) to wind or be wound onto a spool or reel
Origin of spool
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for spool
[ spōōl ]
To store data that is sent to a device, such as a printer, in a buffer that the device reads. This procedure allows the program that sent the data to the device to resume its normal operation without waiting for the device to process the data.
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