knife edge

knife edge

n 1. the sharp cutting edge of a knife 2. any sharp edge 3. (Mechanical Engineering) a sharp-edged wedge of hard material on which the beam of a balance pivots or about which a pendulum is suspended 4. a critical point in the development of a situation, process of making a decision, etc

knife′ edge`

n. 1. the cutting edge of a knife. 2. anything with a sharp edge. 3. a wedge on the fine edge of which a scale beam, pendulum, or the like, balances or oscillates. [1810–20] knife′-edged`, adj.

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knife edge - the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knifecutting edgeblade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edgeedge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

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