Mandril

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mandril
       n : any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger
           rotating parts [syn: {spindle}, {mandrel}, {arbor}]