flange

[ flanj ]

/ flændʒ /

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noun

a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.

a broad ridge or pair of ridges projecting from the edge of a rolled metal shape generally at right angles, in order to strengthen or stiffen it.

a ring or collar, usually provided with holes for bolts, and screwed or welded over the end of a tube or pipe to permit other objects to be attached to it.

(in plumbing) a plate or flat ring bolted to the flange at the end of a length of pipe to close the end or to connect it with the flange of another such length: blind flange; spectacle flange.

verb (used without object), flanged, flang·ing.

to project like, or take the form of, a flange.

Origin of flange

1425–75; late Middle English flaunche side charge (on shield face) <Middle French flanche, feminine of flancflank

OTHER WORDS FROM flange

flangeless, adjectiveflanger, nounun·flanged, adjective

Words nearby flange

flanch, Flanders, Flanders poppy, flânerie, flâneur, flange, flange coupling, flanged rail, flangeway, flank, flanken

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Example sentences from the Web for flange

Each end should be made tight, with a flange nailed to the box.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
These are conical tubes, made with a flange at each end, by means of which they are connected to the furnace plate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various
The flange rail in the grand is made also to serve the purpose of regulating rail, as the hammer rail is made to do in the square.
Piano Tuning|J. Cree Fischer
It is to be noted that flange plate with leg of angle attached thereto was intact, showing no indication of rupture.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888.|Various

With regard to the size of the flange, this will depend upon the strength of the adhesive used and the stiffness of the material.
Toy-Making in School and Home|Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne

British Dictionary definitions for flange

flange

/ (flændʒ) /

noun

a projecting disc-shaped collar or rim on an object for locating or strengthening it or for attaching it to another object

a flat outer face of a rolled-steel joist, esp of an I- or H-beam

a tool for forming a flange

verb

(tr) to attach or provide (a component) with a flange

(intr) to take the form of a flange

Derived forms of flange

flanged, adjectiveflangeless, adjectiveflanger, noun

Word Origin for flange

C17: probably changed from earlier flaunche curved segment at side of a heraldic field, from French flanc flank

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for flange

flange

[ flănj ]

n.

A projecting rim or edge.

The part of the denture base that extends from the cervical ends of the teeth to the border of the denture.

单词	flange
释义	flange [ flanj ] / flændʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flange ON THESAURUS.COM noun a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects. a broad ridge or pair of ridges projecting from the edge of a rolled metal shape generally at right angles, in order to strengthen or stiffen it. a ring or collar, usually provided with holes for bolts, and screwed or welded over the end of a tube or pipe to permit other objects to be attached to it. (in plumbing) a plate or flat ring bolted to the flange at the end of a length of pipe to close the end or to connect it with the flange of another such length: blind flange; spectacle flange. verb (used without object), flanged, flang·ing. to project like, or take the form of, a flange. Origin of flange 1425–75; late Middle English flaunche side charge (on shield face) <Middle French flanche, feminine of flancflank OTHER WORDS FROM flange flangeless, adjectiveflanger, nounun·flanged, adjective Words nearby flange flanch, Flanders, Flanders poppy, flânerie, flâneur, flange, flange coupling, flanged rail, flangeway, flank, flanken Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flange Each end should be made tight, with a flange nailed to the box. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds These are conical tubes, made with a flange at each end, by means of which they are connected to the furnace plate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2\|Various The flange rail in the grand is made also to serve the purpose of regulating rail, as the hammer rail is made to do in the square. Piano Tuning\|J. Cree Fischer It is to be noted that flange plate with leg of angle attached thereto was intact, showing no indication of rupture. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888.\|Various With regard to the size of the flange, this will depend upon the strength of the adhesive used and the stiffness of the material. Toy-Making in School and Home\|Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne British Dictionary definitions for flange flange / (flændʒ) / noun a projecting disc-shaped collar or rim on an object for locating or strengthening it or for attaching it to another object a flat outer face of a rolled-steel joist, esp of an I- or H-beam a tool for forming a flange verb (tr) to attach or provide (a component) with a flange (intr) to take the form of a flange Derived forms of flange flanged, adjectiveflangeless, adjectiveflanger, noun Word Origin for flange C17: probably changed from earlier flaunche curved segment at side of a heraldic field, from French flanc flank Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flange rim, spout, projection, border, nozzle, overlap, portal, brim, flare, margin, labium, chops, labrum Medical definitions for flange flange [ flănj ] n. A projecting rim or edge. The part of the denture base that extends from the cervical ends of the teeth to the border of the denture. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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flange

noun

verb (used without object), flanged, flang·ing.

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noun

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Medical definitions for flange

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