spinneret

[ spin-uh-ret, spin-uh-ret ]

/ ˈspɪn əˌrɛt, ˌspɪn əˈrɛt /

noun

an organ or part by means of which a spider, insect larva, or the like spins a silky thread for its web or cocoon.

a metal plate or cup with tiny holes through which a chemical solution is extruded to form continuous filaments, as of rayon, nylon, or polyester.

Origin of spinneret

First recorded in 1820–30; spinner + -et

Words nearby spinneret

spin machine, spinmeister, spinnaker, spinnbarkeit, spinner, spinneret, spinnery, spinney, spinning, spinning box, spinning frame

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Example sentences from the Web for spinneret

The thread, as a matter of fact, does not flow from the spinneret; it is drawn thence with a certain effort.
The Life of the Spider|J. Henri Fabre
One draws out the thread from the spinneret, and passes it to the other, which lays it on the radius.
Insect Adventures|J. Henri Fabre
It is truncated, wide open and supplied with a membranous partition, the work of the spinneret.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
The labium or second maxillæ, so large in the moth, serves simply as a spinneret in the caterpillar.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard

The silk is stiffened with a sort of gum as it comes out of the spinneret.
Makers of Many Things|Eva March Tappan

British Dictionary definitions for spinneret

spinneret

/ (ˈspɪnəˌrɛt) /

noun

any of several organs in spiders and certain insects through which silk threads are exuded

a finely perforated dispenser through which a viscous liquid is extruded in the production of synthetic fibres

Word Origin for spinneret

C18: from spinner + -et

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for spinneret

spinneret

[ spĭn′ə-rĕt′ ]

One of the small openings in the back part of a spider or silk-producing insect larva, through which the sticky fluid that dries into silk is released.

单词	spinneret
释义	spinneret [ spin-uh-ret, spin-uh-ret ] / ˈspɪn əˌrɛt, ˌspɪn əˈrɛt / noun an organ or part by means of which a spider, insect larva, or the like spins a silky thread for its web or cocoon. a metal plate or cup with tiny holes through which a chemical solution is extruded to form continuous filaments, as of rayon, nylon, or polyester. Origin of spinneret First recorded in 1820–30; spinner + -et Words nearby spinneret spin machine, spinmeister, spinnaker, spinnbarkeit, spinner, spinneret, spinnery, spinney, spinning, spinning box, spinning frame Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spinneret The thread, as a matter of fact, does not flow from the spinneret; it is drawn thence with a certain effort. The Life of the Spider\|J. Henri Fabre One draws out the thread from the spinneret, and passes it to the other, which lays it on the radius. Insect Adventures\|J. Henri Fabre It is truncated, wide open and supplied with a membranous partition, the work of the spinneret. The Life of the Fly\|J. Henri Fabre The labium or second maxillæ, so large in the moth, serves simply as a spinneret in the caterpillar. Our Common Insects\|Alpheus Spring Packard The silk is stiffened with a sort of gum as it comes out of the spinneret. Makers of Many Things\|Eva March Tappan British Dictionary definitions for spinneret spinneret / (ˈspɪnəˌrɛt) / noun any of several organs in spiders and certain insects through which silk threads are exuded a finely perforated dispenser through which a viscous liquid is extruded in the production of synthetic fibres Word Origin for spinneret C18: from spinner + -et Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for spinneret spinneret [ spĭn′ə-rĕt′ ] One of the small openings in the back part of a spider or silk-producing insect larva, through which the sticky fluid that dries into silk is released. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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