collet
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collet¹
- /ˈkɑlɪt/ US
- /ˈkɒlɪt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒlɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle French collet. Doublet of collar.
noun collets
- A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal. That collet can handle up to 3/8-inch bits.
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The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
There is an almost invisible collet that secures the stone to the ring.
Similar: bezel
- In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.) Collar rot forms in the collet between the stem and the root.
collet²
- /ˈkɑlɪt/ US
- /ˈkɒlɪt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒlɪt
noun collets
- Alternative form of colet (“lower servant in a church”).
Collet³
Where it comes from
Coll + -et. From a medieval diminutive of Coll, from the given name Nicholas.
proper noun Collets · Collett · Collette
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Translations
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noun A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal
| Español | collete |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Spannzange |
| Русский | цанга canga |
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