mandrel
3 synonyms for mandrel, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A rod or bar used to shape or support a material while it is being formed, such as when bending a pipe or shaping a ring.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
spindle
mandril
Etymology
Taken from French mandrin, probably from Vulgar Latin *mamphurinum, itself from Latin mamphur (“a bow drill”), which goes back ultimately to Oscan or Ancient Greek μαννοφόρον (mannophóron, “wearing a collar”), formed from μανά (maná, “collar”) and φέρω (phérō, “to bear”); the first element is cognate with Latin monile...
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