collet
See also: Collet
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒlɪt
- Hyphenation: col‧let
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Etymology 1
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French.
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.
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Translations
A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal
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ring's rim holding a jewel
Etymology 2
Noun
collet (plural collets)
- Alternative form of colet.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
collet m (plural collets)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “collet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin collum (“neck”) (modern co) + -et.
Noun
collet m (plural collets)
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