Dictionary

collet en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑlɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɒlɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle French collet. Doublet of collar.

Meanings

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.
   • That collet can handle up to 3/8-inch bits.
2. The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
   • There is an almost invisible collet that secures the stone to the ring.
3. In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)
   • Collar rot forms in the collet between the stem and the root.

Forms

Deriveds

colleted

Relateds

garde-collet

Synonyms

bezel

Translations (12)

ru коро́нка (ring's rim holding a jewel) · ota قاش (ring's rim holding a jewel) · de Spannzange (A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal) · bg цанга (A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal) · mk приклештувач (A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal) · ru цанга (A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal) · bg гнездо (ring's rim holding a jewel) · ru опра́ва (ring's rim holding a jewel) · es collete (A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal) · pl tulejka zaciskowa (A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, usually of a hard material, especially a metal) · pl oprawka (ring's rim holding a jewel) · grc σφενδόνη (ring's rim holding a jewel)

wikidata: Q1668211

collet en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑlɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɒlɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of colet (“lower servant in a church”).
   alt of colet

Forms