spinneret

/spin-uh-ret, spin-uh-ret/US // ˈspɪn əˌrɛt, ˌspɪn əˈrɛt //UK // (ˈspɪnəˌrɛt) //

喷丝板,喷丝头,纺丝板,纺丝板块

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : 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.

The following are magnified figures of the spinneret of the Cossus, from Lyonnet.
The silk comes from a spinneret which is just behind the jaws and is about the color of thin starch paste.
It is truncated, wide open and supplied with a membranous partition, the work of the spinneret.
Spin′nerule, one of the tubules of a spinneret; Spin′nery, a spinning-mill.
The thread, as a matter of fact, does not flow from the spinneret; it is drawn thence with a certain effort.