Head

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002764",
  "term": "Head",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A component of a machine tool that holds and rotates the cutting tool or workpiece, or provides a specific function. In a milling machine, the head contains the spindle and motor, driving the cutting tool. On a lathe, the headstock holds and rotates the workpiece, while the tailstock supports its free end.",
  "synonyms": [
    "bean",
    "beaner",
    "belfry",
    "block",
    "bonce",
    "brainbox",
    "brain bucket",
    "calabash",
    "dome",
    "loaf",
    "lolly",
    "napper"
  ],
  "subject": "Machining",
  "see_also": [
    "block",
    "dome",
    "air-head",
    "bakehead"
  ],
  "references": [
    "head - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Kopf",
    "es": "cabeza",
    "fr": "tête"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/head/"
}