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1. (n.) mandrel
a shaft or bar inserted into a piece of work to hold it during machining.
2. mandrel
a spindle on which a circular saw or grinding wheel rotates.
3. mandrel
the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe.
Etymology: (1655–65; prob. from F mandrin)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor
any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
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1. (noun) mandrel
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
2. (noun) mandrel
the live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley
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