noun🔗ShareA 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."The jeweler used a mandrel to enlarge the silver ring. "materialtechnicalindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA tool or component of a tool that guides, grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved."The machinist used a mandrel to hold the metal pipe securely while threading it on the lathe. "technicalmachineindustrypartdeviceworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
