spin·ner·et (sp n  -r t )n. 1. Any of various tubular structures from which spiders and certain insect larvae, such as silkworms, secrete the silk threads from which they form webs or cocoons. 2. A device for making rayon, nylon, and other synthetic fibers, consisting of a plate pierced with holes through which plastic material is extruded in filaments. |
spinneret [ˈspɪnəˌrɛt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of several organs in spiders and certain insects through which silk threads are exuded
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a finely perforated dispenser through which a viscous liquid is extruded in the production of synthetic fibres
[from spinner + -et]
| spinneret (spn-rt) 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. |
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