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Rarecollet
The correct spelling is collet.
How to pronounce collet
noun
IPA: /ˈkɒlɪt/
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The correct spelling is collet. 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 usual… For example: "That collet can handle up to 3/8-inch bits."
Usage Examples
“That collet can handle up to 3/8-inch bits.”
“There is an almost invisible collet that secures the stone to the ring.”
“Collar rot forms in the collet between the stem and the root.”
Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.In jewelry, the rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set. Compare bezel.
- 3.In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)
- 4.A lower servant in a church.
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