Spinneret

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spinneret

1. any of several organs in spiders and certain insects through which silk threads are exuded

2. a finely perforated dispenser through which a viscous liquid is extruded in the production of synthetic fibres

spinneret [‚spin·ə′ret]

(engineering)

An extrusion die with many holes through which plastic melt is forced to form filaments.

(invertebrate zoology)

An organ that spins fiber from the secretion of silk glands.

(textiles)

A metal device with tiny holes through which a solution is forced at high speeds to make fine textile filaments.

Spinneret

a cap or plate with holes used in machines for making synthetic fibers. Spinnerets are usually made of adhesion- and corrosion-resistant alloys, such as nickel alloys, or of stainless steels.

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