单词 | collet |
释义 | collet[ kol-it ] / ˈkɒl ɪt / nouna collar or enclosing band. the enclosing rim within which a jewel is set. a slotted cylindrical clamp inserted tightly into the tapered interior of a sleeve or chuck on a lathe to hold a cylindrical piece of work. Horology. the tiny collar that supports the inner terminal of a hairspring. verb (used with object), col·let·ed, col·let·ing.to set (a gem or other stone) in a collet. Origin of collet1520–30; <French, equivalent to col neck (<Latin collum) + -et-et Words nearby colletcollenchyma, collenchyme, Colles, Colles' fascia, Colles' fracture, collet, colleterial gland, Collette, colliculectomy, colliculitis, colliculus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colletBritish Dictionary definitions for colletcollet / (ˈkɒlɪt) / noun(in a jewellery setting) a band or coronet-shaped claw that holds an individual stone mechanical engineering an externally tapered sleeve made in two or more segments and used to grip a shaft passed through its centre when the sleeve is compressed by being inserted in a tapered hole horology a small collar that supports the inner end of the hairspring verb(tr) jewellery to mount in a collet Word Origin for colletC16: from Old French: a little collar, from col neckband, neck, from Latin collum neck Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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