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shim S0344100 (shĭm)n. A thin, often tapered piece of material, such as wood, stone, or metal, used to fill gaps, make something level, or adjust something to fit properly.tr.v. shimmed, shim·ming, shims To fill in, level, or adjust by using shims or a shim. [Origin unknown.]shim (ʃɪm) n1. (Mechanical Engineering) a thin packing strip or washer often used with a number of similar washers or strips to adjust a clearance for gears, etc2. (General Physics) physics a thin strip of magnetic material, such as soft iron, used to adjust a magnetic fieldvb, shims, shimming or shimmed (General Physics) (tr) to modify a load, clearance, or magnetic field by the use of shims[C18: origin unknown]shim (ʃɪm) n. a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them. [1715–25] shim Past participle: shimmed Gerund: shimming
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I shim | you shim | he/she/it shims | we shim | you shim | they shim |
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I shimmed | you shimmed | he/she/it shimmed | we shimmed | you shimmed | they shimmed |
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I am shimming | you are shimming | he/she/it is shimming | we are shimming | you are shimming | they are shimming |
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I have shimmed | you have shimmed | he/she/it has shimmed | we have shimmed | you have shimmed | they have shimmed |
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I was shimming | you were shimming | he/she/it was shimming | we were shimming | you were shimming | they were shimming |
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I had shimmed | you had shimmed | he/she/it had shimmed | we had shimmed | you had shimmed | they had shimmed |
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I will shim | you will shim | he/she/it will shim | we will shim | you will shim | they will shim |
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I will have shimmed | you will have shimmed | he/she/it will have shimmed | we will have shimmed | you will have shimmed | they will have shimmed |
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I will be shimming | you will be shimming | he/she/it will be shimming | we will be shimming | you will be shimming | they will be shimming |
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I have been shimming | you have been shimming | he/she/it has been shimming | we have been shimming | you have been shimming | they have been shimming |
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I will have been shimming | you will have been shimming | he/she/it will have been shimming | we will have been shimming | you will have been shimming | they will have been shimming |
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I had been shimming | you had been shimming | he/she/it had been shimming | we had been shimming | you had been shimming | they had been shimming |
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I would shim | you would shim | he/she/it would shim | we would shim | you would shim | they would shim |
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I would have shimmed | you would have shimmed | he/she/it would have shimmed | we would have shimmed | you would have shimmed | they would have shimmed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | shim - a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into creviceswedge - something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them |
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shim1. a thin packing strip or washer often used with a number of similar washers or strips to adjust a clearance for gears, etc. 2. Physics a thin strip of magnetic material, such as soft iron, used to adjust a magnetic field ShimA thin piece, usually wedged-shaped, placed or driven into a joint to level or plumb a structural member.shim[shim] (engineering) In the manufacture of plywood, a long, narrow patch glued into the panel or cemented into the lumber core itself. A thin piece of material placed between two surfaces to obtain a proper fit, adjustment, or alignment. shimA thin piece of wood, metal, or stone, usually tapered, which is inserted under one member so as to adjust its height; used in adjusting the height of one surface so that it is flush with another.shim (jargon, memory management)A small piece of data inserted inorder to achieve a desired memory alignment or otheraddressing property.
For example, the PDP-11 Unix linker, in split I&D(instructions and data) mode, inserts a two-byte shim atlocation 0 in data space so that no data object will have anaddress of 0 (and be confused with the C null pointer).
See also loose bytes.shimSoftware that allows an older version of a program, framework or protocol to use the newer updated version. The shim may intercept a call to a programming interface (API) and convert the parameters, or it may hand it off to another routine. See polyfill.shim
shim (shim), In magnetic resonance imaging, fine adjustment of the magnetic field to improve uniformity.A 5-item self-administered questionnaire about the penis’ functionalityshimDRV-1135097449 (shĭm) [Of uncertain origin] In magnetic resonance imaging, a gradient magnetic field that is used to improve the homogeneity of the main magnetic field.FinancialSeeShimmingSHIM
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