n. (螺旋型楼梯的)中心柱, 楼梯端柱

[化] 盘旋柱

Newel \New"el\ (n[=u]"[e^]l), n. [From {New}. Cf. {Novel}.]
A novelty; a new thing. [Obs.] --Spenser.


Newel \New"el\ (n[=u]"[e^]l), n. [OF. nual, F. noyau sone, of
fruit, noyau d'escaler newel, fr. L. nucalis like a nut, fr.
nux, nucis, nut. Cf. {Nowel} the inner wall of a mold,
{Nucleus}.] (Arch.)
The upright post about which the steps of a circular
staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the
principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary
ones at the landings. Also called newel post. See {Hollow
newel}, under {Hollow}.