collet
see also: Collet
Pronunciation Noun
Collet
Proper noun
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see also: Collet
Pronunciation Noun
collet (plural 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.
- In jewelry, the rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set. Compare bezel.
- There is an almost invisible collet that secures the stone to the ring.
- (horticulture) 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.
- German: Spannzange
- Russian: цанга
- Spanish: collete
- Russian: опра́ва
collet (plural collets)
- Alternative form of colet.
Collet
Proper noun
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