collet vs flange

collet

noun
  • A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal. 

  • The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set. 

  • In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.) 

flange

noun
  • An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place. 

  • The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component. 

  • The vulva. 

  • The electronic sound distortion produced by a flanger. 

  • An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees. 

  • The collective noun for a group of baboons. 

verb
  • To be bent into a flange. 

  • To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange; to bend (esp. sheet metal) in the form of a flange. 

  • To mix two copies of together, one delayed by a very short, slowly varying time. 

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