OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 39939

mandrel

/ˈmæn.dɹəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mandril
A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.
The coil springs were manufactured by winding the heated steel strip direct out of the furnace on to a mandrel of the requisite size.
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