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mandrel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mandrel \Man"drel\, n. [F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL mamphurinum fr L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.) a A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it or to hold it as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor. b The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley. [Written also {manderil}.] {Mandrel lathe}, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mandrel n : any of various shafts that rotate or serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: {spindle}, {mandril}, {arbor}]
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