mandrel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mandrel	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for mandrel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mandrel n any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts Synonym(s): spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.] {Mandrel lathe}, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.