Collet

Definitions

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. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
4. In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)

Equivalents

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.”

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