Spannzange — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chuck noun A cut of beef from the shoulder area, or the meat itself.
- collet noun 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.
Senses
Spannzange is used for these senses in English:
- chuck (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- collet 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.
chuck — full definition
- noun A cut of beef from the shoulder area, or the meat itself.
- noun A device that grips a drill bit, workpiece, or similar object firmly in place.
- verb Informal: to throw something, often carelessly.
- verb Informal: to discard or throw something away.
- verb Informal, British: to end a relationship with someone; to dump.
collet — full definition
- noun 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.
- noun The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
- noun In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)