collet (redirected from collets)

collet [käl·ət]

(design engineering)

A split, coned sleeve to hold small, circular tools or work in the nose of a lathe or other type of machine.

(engineering)

The glass neck remaining on a bottle after it is taken off the glass-blowing iron.

Pieces of glass, ordinarily discarded, that are added to a batch of glass. Also spelled cullet.

(horology)

A small, friction-tight collar on a balance staff which holds the inner end of a balance spring.

(lapidary)

The small, horizontal face at the bottom of a brilliant-cut gemstone.