mandrel

or man·dril

[ man-druh l ]

/ ˈmæn drəl /

noun Machinery.

a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.

a spindle on which a circular saw or grinding wheel rotates.

the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe.

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Origin of mandrel

1510–20; perhaps akin to French mandrin

Words nearby mandrel

mandola, mandolin, mandorla, mandragora, mandrake, mandrel, mandrill, mandrin, manducate, mandyas, mane

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Example sentences from the Web for mandril

"He's going to drink it," screamed the Mandril; "battery will fire a salvo;" and he seized two oranges from the sideboard.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 26, 1917|Various
Hollow work, as nuts and washers, may be equally operated on being driven by a mandril held in the chuck.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
Before their eyes he made pipe—spirally wound around a mandril and line-welded to solidity.
The Pirates of Ersatz|Murray Leinster
The Mandril appeared to have quite forgotten his dislike of beggars.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 26, 1917|Various

Find the pitch of the lead screw, and at the head of that column is the number of teeth for the lathe stud or mandril.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

British Dictionary definitions for mandril

mandrel

mandril

/ (ˈmændrəl) /

noun

a spindle on which a workpiece is supported during machining operations

a shaft or arbor on which a machining tool is mounted

the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe

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Word Origin for mandrel

C16: perhaps related to French mandrin lathe

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Medical definitions for mandril

mandrel

n.

A shaft on which a working tool is mounted, as in a dental drill.

mandrin