Meaning of Spool | Babel Free
spuːlDefinitions
- A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
- A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.
- 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.
- A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.
- A splinter caught in the skin.
Equivalents
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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