Spool

/spuːl/ · noun

Meaning

A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle..

Definitions by Sense

1. A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
2. (aviation) One of the rotating assemblies of a gas turbine engine, composed of one or more turbine stages, a shaft, and one or more compressor or fan stages.
3. (computing) A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.
4. (West Yorkshire) A splinter caught in the skin.
5. To wind on a spool or spools.
6. (computing) To send files to a device or a program (a spooler or a daemon that puts them in a queue for processing at a later time).
7. A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.

Example Sentences

If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.

The high-pressure spool rotates faster than the intermediate- and low-pressure spools, as the high-pressure turbine is driven by superheated combustion gases straight out of the burners, while the high-pressure compressor has to spin very fast to compress air that has already been compressed and heated by the low- and intermediate-pressure compressors.

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Word Forms

• spools
• spooling
• spooled

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