mandrel
Americannoun
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a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
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a spindle on which a circular saw or grinding wheel rotates.
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the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe.
noun
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a spindle on which a workpiece is supported during machining operations
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a shaft or arbor on which a machining tool is mounted
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the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe
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a miner's pick
Etymology
Origin of mandrel
1510–20; perhaps akin to French mandrin
Example Sentences
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The prop sits on a mandrel that supports it firmly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then a mandrel in the center is pulled out, leaving a roughly star-shaped cavity on whose surface the fuel will start to burn when the rocket is fired.
From Time Magazine Archive
A bit of the wire of proper length is first doubled and then by a special contrivance the two ends are bent around a mandrel so as to form an insertion point or loop.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.
The diameter of the lap is increased by driving the taper mandrel through it, and the lead is therefore maintained cylindrically true.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The lead is cast on and turned upon the mandrel, the metal in the flute c driving the lead.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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