Meaning

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..

Definitions by Sense

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.
2. (jewelry) The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
3. (horticulture) In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)
4. Alternative form of colet (“lower servant in a church”).

Example Sentences

That collet can handle up to 3/8-inch bits.

There is an almost invisible collet that secures the stone to the ring.

Collar rot forms in the collet between the stem and the root.

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• collets

Synonyms for collet

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When Should You Use Collet?

Use collet when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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