knurling
[ nur-ling ]
/ ˈnɜr lɪŋ /
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How to use knurling in a sentence
Another machine puts the knurling around—forming the lubricating grooves, and another groove.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyIt is actually a knurling process, you can see the knurling marks.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyConcave knurls are sometimes used for knurling rounded edges on screw heads, etc.
Turning and Boring|Franklin D. JonesThe two knurls are on opposite sides of the work so that the pressure of knurling is equalized.
Turning and Boring|Franklin D. Jones