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col·let

(kŏl′ĭt)

1. A cone-shaped sleeve used for holding circular or rodlike pieces in a lathe or other machine.

2. A metal collar used in watchmaking to join one end of a balance spring to the balance staff.

3. A circular flange or rim, as in a ring, into which a gem is set.

[French, diminutive of col, collar, from Latin collum, neck; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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collet

(ˈkɒlɪt)

1. (Jewellery) (in a jewellery setting) a band or coronet-shaped claw that holds an individual stone

2. (Mechanical Engineering) mechanical engineering an externally tapered sleeve made in two or more segments and used to grip a shaft passed through its centre when the sleeve is compressed by being inserted in a tapered hole

3. (Horology) horology a small collar that supports the inner end of the hairspring

(Jewellery) (tr) jewellery to mount in a collet

[C16: from Old French: a little collar, from col neckband, neck, from Latin collum neck]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

col•let

(ˈkɒl ɪt)

n.

1. a collar or enclosing band.

2. the enclosing rim within which a gemstone is set.

3. a slotted cylindrical clamp inserted into the tapered interior of a sleeve or chuck on a lathe to hold a cylindrical piece of work.

[1520–30; < French col neck (< Latin collum)]

collet

Past participle: colleted
Gerund: colleting

Imperative
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Present
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Preterite
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Present Continuous
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Present Perfect
I have colleted
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Past Continuous
I was colleting
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Past Perfect
I had colleted
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Future
I will collet
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we will collet
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Future Perfect
I will have colleted
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Future Continuous
I will be colleting
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he/she/it will be colleting
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been colleting
you have been colleting
he/she/it has been colleting
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you have been colleting
they have been colleting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been colleting
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he/she/it will have been colleting
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you will have been colleting
they will have been colleting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been colleting
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he/she/it had been colleting
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you had been colleting
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Conditional
I would collet
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Past Conditional
I would have colleted
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we would have colleted
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Noun	1.	collet - a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting ferrule cap - something serving as a cover or protection
	2.	collet - a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe collet chuck chuck - a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
	3.	collet - a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting band - a restraint put around something to hold it together mounting - framework used for support or display

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Now the shepherds met together, according to custom, that they might send their monthly report about the flocks to the king; into their assembly he came having the ring on his finger, and as he was sitting among them he chanced to turn the collet of the ring inside his hand, when instantly he became invisible to the rest of the company and they began to speak of him as if he were no longer present.

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Without a word Aramis then raised his hand to the eyes of the commander and showed him the collet of a ring he wore on the ring-finger of his left hand.

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Its conical and flat face planar interface allows the use of either an adapter or a standard ER collet, and enables collets, endmill holders, expanding collet chucks and shrink-fit tooling to be mounted on a single base holder.

Modular Tooling

French coach Vincent Collet got what he wanted as France was picked to join the same group as team USA during the official draw for the men's basketball competition in the Rio Olympics.

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Assemble the puller body, collet, draw rod, and knurled connector sleeve.

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5 Collet Nuts In order for the toolholder to be balanced and maintaining accuracy while machining, it must have a balanced nut.

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They use a collet to release the part when it is complete and then to grasp a new part.

Disc springs for CNC machines

European commercial banks, previously the primary funding source for airlines, have substantially cut their exposure to the aviation sector after the continent's debt crisis, leaving a funding gap for fast-growing airlines in emerging markets, said Francois Collet, vice-president for structured finance at Airbus.

Filling a void in plane finance

European commercial banks, previously the primary funding source for airlines, have substantially reduced their exposure to the aviation sector after the continent's debt crisis, leaving a funding gap for fast-growing airlines in emerging markets, said Francois Collet, vice president for structured finance at Airbus.

Asian and Middle Eastern lenders are taking a larger share of the global aircraft financing market

Basic collet chucks are the most popular tool-holding system clue to their flexibility and ability to secure a variety of shank sizes via a simple collet change.

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The two traditional methods for pulling bullets are with an impact puller or a collet tool.

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