name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
collet
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General-American: /ˈkɑlɪt/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlɪt/
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rhymes with -ɒlɪt
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 L IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- That collet can handle up to 3/8-inch bits.
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noun
Meaning 3
The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: jewelry, lifestyle
Examples
- There is an almost invisible collet that secures the stone to the ring.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bezel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
Examples
- Collar rot forms in the collet between the stem and the root.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of colet (“lower servant in a church”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 6
a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: band
noun
Meaning 7
a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collet chuck
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chuck
noun
Meaning 8
a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ferrule
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cap
History
Etymology
From a medieval diminutive of Coll, from the given name Nicholas.
From Middle French collet. Doublet of collar.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: цанга (canga) — A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal
- German: Spannzange — A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal
- Macedonian: приклештувач (prikleštuvač) — A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal
- Polish: tulejka zaciskowa — A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal
- Russian: цанга (canga) — A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal
- Spanish: collete — A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal
- Bulgarian: гнездо (gnezdo) — ring's rim holding a jewel
- Ancient Greek: σφενδόνη (sphendónē) — ring's rim holding a jewel
- Polish: oprawka — ring's rim holding a jewel
- Russian: опра́ва (opráva) — ring's rim holding a jewel
- Russian: коро́нка (korónka) — ring's rim holding a jewel
- Ottoman Turkish: قاش (kaş) — ring's rim holding a jewel
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