shim

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noun
  1. 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.

verb (used with object),shimmed, shim·ming.
  1. to fill out or bring to a level by inserting a shim or shims.

Origin of shim

1
First recorded in 1715–25; origin uncertain

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shim

/ (ʃɪm) /


noun
  1. 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

verbshims, shimming or shimmed
  1. (tr) to modify a load, clearance, or magnetic field by the use of shims

Origin of shim

1
C18: origin unknown

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