Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A protruding rim, edge, rib, or collar, as on a wheel or a pipe shaft, used to strengthen an object, hold it in place, or attach it to another object.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
- n. The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
- n. An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.
- n. A vulva.
- n. The collective noun for a group of baboons.
- v. To be bent into a flange.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- 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.
- intransitive v. To be bent into a flange.
- transitive v. To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To project out.
- To be bent into a flange; take the form of a flange.
- To furnish with a flange; make a flange on.
- n. A projecting edge, rim, or rib on any object, as the rims by which cast-iron pipes are connected together, or the marginal projections on the tires of railroad-car wheels to keep them on the rails.
- n. A strengthening rib: as, the flange of a fish-bellied rail or girder.
- n. A plate placed over the end of a pipe or cylinder to close it partly or wholly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Last week, as you remember, we removed the stub of the riser pipe and we put in what we call a flange spool.
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While about 3 to 6 feet of the broken south tower legs and the other wide flange is still in place.
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That paved the way for the installation of a pipe-like connector called a flange spool that will sit on top of the spewing well bore.
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The flange is the two disc like metal parts that allow them to connect the various units together and would have absolutely no oil leaking out.
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Then a 12-foot-long piece of equipment called a flange transition spool will be lowered and bolted over it.
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The flange has to be taken off so another piece of equipment called a flange spool can go over the drill pipe, where the sealing cap will be connected.
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Flush with the flange is a flat outer ring with engraved gold-on-black tachymeter scale.
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The spout is provided with a flange, which is welded to the bag's inner layer during bag's 166
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This plate, full of cops, is now placed in the dye-vessel and rests upon a flange which is provided for that purpose.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
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To prevent the small gland being jammed by unequal screwing up, the pressure is applied by a loose flange which is rounded at the part which presses against the gland.
jaime_d commented on the word flange
From "C. Musonius Rufus" by Guy Davenport
January 19, 2010
goatboy commented on the word flange
Your flange is very impressive
January 24, 2008