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toolholder

toolholder noun: part of a machine that grips a replaceable tool.

Noun

toolholder (plural toolholders)

  1. Part of a machine that grips a replaceable tool.
    • While the insecure holding of the bit in the toolholder is a factor in tool breakage, it is far from being the only factor; there are many other factors — the quality of the carbide, the material being machined, the type of machine being used […]1959, The United States Patents Quarterly, page 391
    • In cases without good face contact, the diameter of the toolholder at the front of the flange or the tool itself should not be any larger than the gage diameter of the toolholder shank from a bending stiffness viewpoint.2005, David A. Stephenson, John S. Agapiou, Metal Cutting Theory and Practice, page 280

Forms of toolholder

pluraltoolholders

Origin of toolholder

From tool + holder.

Questions about toolholder

What does toolholder mean?
Toolholder means part of a machine that grips a replaceable tool.
What part of speech is toolholder?
Toolholder is a noun.
What is the plural of toolholder?
The plural of toolholder is toolholders.

Words near toolholder in the dictionary

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  2. Tooleybuc
  3. Tooleys
  4. toolframe
  5. toolframes
  6. toolholder
  7. toolholders
  8. toolholding
  9. toolhouse
  10. toolhouses
  11. toolie

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