Flange
[flæn(d)ʒ] or [flændʒ]
Definition
(noun.) a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object.
Typist: Nora--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc.
(n.) A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe.
(v. t.) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
(v. i.) To be bent into a flange.
Checked by Harlan
Definition
n. a projecting or raised edge or flank as of a wheel or of a rail.—adj. Flanged.—n. Flange′-rail a rail having a flange on one side to prevent wheels running off.
Typist: Michael
Examples
- The frame is slit at the inner horizontal edges, and then folded in such a way as to make individual clamping-jaws for each end-flange. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The neck of the bottle is pressed by a lever against a collar of leather fixed to a flange on the tap, so that, when the soda-water rushes in, no air nor gas can escape. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The flanges easily accommodate the balls when placed on the chute by the pin boy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The flanges are sunk flush into the top of the rail; thus the pocket iron spans the interstices between the rails. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At the narrow end of the cue, the tapering ceases about three-quarters of an inch from the end and flanges out according to the kind of tip the player prefers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The pencils have flat flanges at the ends (formed by closing in the metal case), by which they are supported and electrical connection is made. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The pocket irons are semi-circular pieces of metal with flat flanges extending at right angles at both ends of the arc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A flanged ridge around each aperture forms a ring and affords a track for a little steel hoop called a traveller, which is sprung over the ring. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- At the pit end, the chute is solidly constructed with a concave flanged surface placed on the top of the kick-back. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Checker: Nathan