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Mandril

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n. Alternative spelling of mandrel.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. any of various shafts that rotate or serve as axes for larger rotating parts.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. See mandrel.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

Word Usage

"A steel axis, called a mandril, having a pulley attached to the middle of it, is supported at one end either by a conical point, or by a cylindrical collar, and at the other end by another collar, through which it passes."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rotating shaft shaft

Variant

manderil mandrel

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

spindle mandrel arbor