collet

1. 1.

   a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting

   Synonymsferrule

   Broadercap
2. 2.

   a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe

   Synonymscollet chuck

   Broaderchuck
3. 3.

   a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting

   Broaderband

   Part ofmounting

Other forms of collet

plural

collets·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about collet

What does collet mean?

collet means "a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in collet?

collet has 2 syllables: col-let. The stress falls on "col". In IPA it is /ˈkɑlɪt/.

What is another word for collet?

Close synonyms include ferrule, collet chuck. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is collet a common word?

collet is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.