noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "That collet can handle up to 3/8-inch bits." technical machine part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In jewelry, the rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set. Compare bezel. Examples : "There is an almost invisible collet that secures the stone to the ring." art wear material item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.) Examples : "Collar rot forms in the collet between the stem and the root." plant biology seed agriculture part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lower servant in a church. Examples : "The young collet diligently polished the altar, preparing the church for Sunday service. " religion job person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading