Flange

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flange \Flange\, v. i.
     To be bent into a flange.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Flange \Flange\ (fl[a^]nj), n. [Prov. E. flange to project,
     flanch a projection. See {Flanch}, {Flank}.]
     1. 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. --Knight.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when
        fastened to the pipe.
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     {Blind flange}, a plate for covering or closing the end of a
        pipe.
  
     {Flange joint}, a joint, as that of pipes, where the
        connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are
        bolted together. --Knight.
  
     {Flange rail}, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep
        wheels, etc. from running off.
  
     {Flange turning}, the process of forming a flange on a
        wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it when hot.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flange \Flange\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanged} (fl[a^]njd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Flanging} (fl[a^]n"j[i^]ng).] (Mach.)
     To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flange
       n : a projection used for strength or for attaching to another
           object [syn: {rim}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  91 Moby Thesaurus words for "flange":
     bank, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, board, border, bordure,
     boss, bow, brim, brink, brow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump,
     bunch, burl, button, cahot, chine, clump, coast, condyle, convex,
     dowel, ear, edge, featheredge, flap, frame, fringe, gall, gnarl,
     handle, hem, hill, hump, hunch, jog, joggle, knob, knot, knur,
     knurl, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb, limbus, lip, list,
     loop, lump, marge, margin, mole, mountain, nevus, nub, nubbin,
     nubble, papilloma, peg, ragged edge, rib, ridge, rim, ring,
     selvage, shore, shoulder, side, sideline, skirt, spine, stud,
     style, tab, tubercle, tubercule, verge, verruca, vesicle, wale,
     wart, welt