collet

[ kol-it ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a collar or enclosing band.
the enclosing rim within which a jewel is set.
a slotted cylindrical clamp inserted tightly into the tapered interior of a sleeve or chuck on a lathe to hold a cylindrical piece of work.
Horology. the tiny collar that supports the inner terminal of a hairspring.

, col·let·ed, col·let·ing.

collet

/ ˈkɒlɪt /

(in a jewellery setting) a band or coronet-shaped claw that holds an individual stone
mechanical engineering an externally tapered sleeve made in two or more segments and used to grip a shaft passed through its centre when the sleeve is compressed by being inserted in a tapered hole
horology a small collar that supports the inner end of the hairspring

Origin of collet¹

1520–30; < French, equivalent to col neck (< Latin collum ) + -et -et

Origin of collet¹

C16: from Old French: a little collar, from col neckband, neck, from Latin collum neck

At last, in late June it largely succeeded, with the only problem being the cursed collet, which turned out to be loose.

From Time

You could go your entire life without thinking about a collet.

From Time

In place of a stone the ring had a collet inscribed with the words "Jhesus Maria" with three crosses.

Fig. 123 shows the cylinder removed from the balance collet.

The motion is steadied by the collet of the funnel f, being embraced by a brass busk.

On the collet (culasse) 24 other faces are made round a small table, which converts the culasse into a truncated pyramid.

He immediately hastened to Collet, assembled all the troops he could muster, and put himself on the track of the Camisards.

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