flange
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.
to project like, or take the form of, a flange.
Origin of flange
1Other words from flange
- flangeless, adjective
- flanger, noun
- un·flanged, adjective
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How to use flange in a sentence
Eleven sets of tips including foam, silicone, and flange designs, fit just about any ear out there.
If that plastic flange is still bothering you, she advises using coconut oil on the breast or flange to decrease friction.
Breast pumps have barely evolved, but you can still make them better | Alexandra Frost | January 26, 2022 | Popular-ScienceThe oval-shaped opening on the top makes it simple to fill, while a tall flange keeps water from spilling out of the top, even when you’re walking with it filled to the brim.
The best watering cans to keep your plants thriving all year round | Sarah Horaczek | October 14, 2021 | Popular-ScienceMedelaThe Medela Harmony Manual Pump features a flex technology that helps the flange fit over the breast more comfortably.
The best breast pump for comfortable, effective pumping wherever you are | Billy Cadden | July 26, 2021 | Popular-ScienceA good wheel service will correct tension balance between spokes—check for any kind of stress cracking at the spoke holes on the rim or hub flanges—and keep your wheels spinning straight and strong.
The top flange consisted of cast iron hollow castings butted end to end, and the struts were of cast iron.
A main girder consists of an upper and lower flange, boom or chord and a vertical web.
Through the oval-shaped flange two bolts pass for attaching the bearing to the wrought-iron framing of the tender.
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design | David Allan LowOne flange was fastened to the wall of the dark room in a convenient place to support the device.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe bottoms of these mugs have a flange which makes a recessed part and in this the heating element is placed.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for flange
/ (flændʒ) /
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
(tr) to attach or provide (a component) with a flange
(intr) to take the form of a flange
Origin of flange
1Derived forms of flange
- flanged, adjective
- flangeless, adjective
- flanger, noun
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