collet

See also: Collet

English

An example of a collet (1) with a bit designed to fit it.
An animation showing a collet being pulled into its taper.
The silver ring with nubs, which holds the sapphire, is the collet (2).
Rhizophora development structures and stages, from embryo on parent plant, to rooted seedling, showing collet (3).

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle French collet. Doublet of collar.

Noun

collet (plural collets)

  2. 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.
    That collet can handle up to 3/8-inch bits.
  3. (jewelry) The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
    Synonym: bezel
    There is an almost invisible collet that secures the stone to the ring.
  4. (horticulture) In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)
    Collar rot forms in the collet between the stem and the root.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

collet (plural collets)

  1. Alternative form of colet (“lower servant in a church”).

Further reading

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From coll (“hill”) +‎ -et.

Noun

collet m (plural collets)

  1. (chiefly in toponyms) small hill
    Synonym: pujol

Etymology 2

From coll (“neck”) +‎ -et.

Noun

collet m (plural collets)

  1. diminutive of coll (“neck”)
  2. the collar of a garment (especially a detachable one)

Further reading

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French collet. By surface analysis, col +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.lɛ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

collet m (plural collets)

  1. (obsolete) collar
  2. snare, noose
  3. (short) cape
  4. (dentistry) neck (of tooth)
  5. (botany) neck

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: colete

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Latin collum (“neck”) (modern co) +‎ -et.

Noun

collet m (plural collets)

  1. (Jersey) collar
  2. (Jersey) oarweed (Laminaria digitata, Laminaria saccharina)
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