'Mandrel' definitions:
Definition of 'mandrel'
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Definition of 'Mandrel'
From: GCIDE
- Mandrel \Man"drel\, n. [F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL. mamphurinum, fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.) (a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor. (b) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley. [Written also manderil and mandril.] [1913 Webster]
- Mandrel lathe, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'mandrel'
From: GCIDE
- mandril \mandril\ n. any of various shafts that rotate or serve as axes for larger rotating parts. [Written also manderil and mandrel.]
- Syn: spindle, mandrel, arbor. [WordNet 1.5]