紡ぼう錘すい形けい

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

spindle-shaped; fusiform

Technical term used in biology, engineering, and design to describe a shape that tapers at both ends, like a spindle.

• この魚さかなは紡ぼう錘すい形けいの体からだをしている。

  This fish has a spindle-shaped body.

• 紡ぼう錘すい形けいの細さい胞ぼうは筋きん肉にく組そ織しきによく見みられる。

  Spindle-shaped cells are often found in muscle tissue.