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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: flange, rim]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of flanch a curving charge on a heraldic shield Date: circa 1735 1. a rib or rim for strength, for guiding, or for attachment to another object <a flange on a pipe> <a flange on a wheel> 2. a projecting edge of cloth used for decoration on clothing <a jacket with flange shoulders> II. transitive verb (flanged; flanging) Date: circa 1859 to furnish with a flange

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. Engin. --n. a projecting flat rim, collar, or rib, used for strengthening or attachment. --v.tr. provide with a flange. Derivatives: flangeless n. Etymology: 17th c.: perh. f. flange widen out f. OF flangir (as FLANCH)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flange Flange (fl[a^]nj), n. [Prov. E. flange to project, flanch a projection. See Flanch, Flank.] 1. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc. --Knight. 2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe. Blind flange, a plate for covering or closing the end of a pipe. Flange joint, a joint, as that of pipes, where the connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are bolted together. --Knight. Flange rail, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep wheels, etc. from running off. Flange turning, the process of forming a flange on a wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it when hot.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flange Flange, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flanged (fl[a^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Flanging (fl[a^]n"j[i^]ng).] (Mach.) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flange Flange, v. i. To be bent into a flange.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(flanges) A flange is a projecting edge on an object. Its purpose is to strengthen the object or to connect it to another object. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

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