Definition
Protein structures made of microtubules that form during cell division to separate chromosomes. They extend from opposite poles of the cell and attach to chromosomes to pull them apart.
Etymology
Named for their resemblance to fibers on a spinning wheel spindle. The term emerged in the late 1800s as improved microscopy revealed these thread-like structures that appear during cell division and seem to 'spin out' chromosomes.
Kelly Says
Spindle fibers are like molecular tugboats with GPS! They don't just randomly grab chromosomes - they have checkpoint systems that ensure every chromosome is properly attached before starting the separation process, preventing catastrophic errors in cell division.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰንሰላ ነጥብ
sen-se-la ne-tyb
ARالعربية
خيط العنبر
khayt al-anbar
BNবাংলা
ছোট সুতা
cho-ot su-ta
CACatalà
fibra de fus
fye-bra de foo-s
CSČeština
vlákno hrotu
v-lak-no h-rot-oo
DADansk
spindlefibrer
spin-del-fi-ber
DEDeutsch
Spindelfaser
spin-del-fa-ser
ELΕλληνικά
λίνα του άξονα
lee-na to ah-so-na
ESEspañol
fibra del huso
fye-bra del WH-soh
FAفارسی
رشتهٔ محور
resh-teh-e mah-hor
FISuomi
pyörölanka
pyö-rö-lan-ka
FRFrançais
fibre de fuseau
fɛːbʁ də fizo
GUGU
અક્ષનું રेशમ
aksh-noo re-sham
HAHA
sashin tsaka
sha-shin ts-a-ka
HEעברית
סיב של מוט
siv shel mot
HIहिन्दी
चक्राणु रेशे
chak-ra-anu re-she
HUMagyar
szál a kerék
shaal ah ker-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
serat benang
se-rat be-nang
IGIG
nkwu ulo
nkwoo oo-loh
ITItaliano
fibra della rocchetto
fye-bra della roh-ket-toh
JA日本語
紡錘繊維
hoshi-tsum-i-sen-i
KKKK
тікшілік жібі
tik-shi-lik ji-bi
KMKM
ស្លឹកបន្ទាយ
sl-ek ban-day
KO한국어
纺锤纤维
bang-chwi-fib-e-o
MRMR
अक्षर फायला
akshar fa-ila
MSBahasa Melayu
benang paksi
ben-ang pahk-see
MYမြန်မာ
spindle တိုင်း
spin-dle d-aing
NLNederlands
spindelvezels
spin-del-ve-zel
NONorsk
spindlefibrer
spin-del-fi-ber
PAPA
ਚੱਕ 纖維
chak k-she-e-vi
PLPolski
włókno wrzeciona
vlok-no vres-che-na
PTPortuguês
fibra do eixo
fye-bra do eh-i-sho
RORomână
fibra de fusea
fye-bra de foo-sea
RUРусский
волоконце веретена
vo-lo-kon-tse ve-re-te-na
SVSvenska
spindlafiber
spin-dla-fi-ber
SWKiswahili
nyuzi ya mzunguko
nyoo-zi ya m-zung-u-ko
TAதமிழ்
கருவி நார்
kar-u-vi na-ar
TEతెలుగు
కర్ర సợi
kar-ra so-ri
TLTL
tinik ng gulong
ti-nik ng gu-long
TRTürkçe
süs ipliği
sooos i-p-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
волокно веретена
vo-lok-no ve-re-te-na
URاردو
چھلہ کا تار
chhe-la ka ta-ar
VITiếng Việt
sợi chỉ
sơi chì
YOYO
ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀
e-she e-she
ZUZU
inyoka yomunye
in-yo-ka yo-mun-ye