Mandrel
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmæn.drəl/
Origin
From French mandrin, probably from Late Latin *mamphurinum, from Latin mamphur ("a bow drill"), possibly from Ancient Greek μαννοφόÏον (mannophoron, "wearing a collar")
Full definition of mandrel
Noun
mandrel
(plural mandrels)- An object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. bending a pipe without creasing or kinking it.
- A tool or component of a tool that grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved.
- 1920, Lester Gray French, Machinery, Volume 26, page 491,This socket forms the starting point of the piercing operation, enabling the mandrel to center itself on the work.
- 1961, Robert Sprenkle, David Ledet, The Art of Oboe Playing, page 46,When inserted into the staple, the outside of the mandrel should fit the inside of the staple exactly.