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mandril — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arbor noun A shaded garden structure covered with climbing plants, used as a place to sit.
  • chuck noun A cut of beef from the shoulder area, or the meat itself.
  • mandrel noun A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.
  • mandrill noun A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump.

Senses

mandril is used for these senses in English:

  • arbor An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
  • 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.
  • mandrel A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.
  • mandrill A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump.

arbor — full definition

  1. noun A shaded garden structure covered with climbing plants, used as a place to sit.
  2. noun A rotating shaft or spindle in a machine, such as a lathe, that supports a moving part.

chuck — full definition

  1. noun A cut of beef from the shoulder area, or the meat itself.
  2. noun A device that grips a drill bit, workpiece, or similar object firmly in place.
  3. verb Informal: to throw something, often carelessly.
  4. verb Informal: to discard or throw something away.
  5. verb Informal, British: to end a relationship with someone; to dump.

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