mandrel
/ˈmandr(ə)l
/noun
1A shaft or spindle in a lathe, to which work is fixed while being turned.While the mandrel is rotating, a layer of shrink-wrap tape is applied to the outside of the composite material....
- Attach these mandrels to an electric motor to make a high quality, low cost work station for various sanding, polishing and buffing operations.
- The drill is switched on and the mandrel rotates.
2A rod round which metal or other material is forged or shaped.Larger rings can be fabricated by forging over a mandrel....
- The heat generated by the mandrel causes the two materials to briefly reach their melting temperature and combine.
- The body of the flute is made by winding carbon fibre around a metal mandrel, using a machine, and then impregnating it with epoxy resin.
3British A miner’s pick.
Origin
Early 16th century (in sense 3): of unknown origin.
Rhymes
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