Noun: mandrel man-drul
- Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
"The machinist used a mandrel to shape the cylindrical workpiece";
- spindle, mandril, arbor [N. Amer, Austral], arbour [Brit, Cdn]
Sounds like: mand
Derived forms: mandrels
Type of: rotating shaft, shaft
Part of: drive
Encyclopedia: Mandrel