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• flange — [flændʒ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from early modern French flaunche, from Old French flanc; FLANK1] the flat edge that stands out from an object such as a railway wheel, to keep it in the right position or strengthen it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flange — [ flændʒ ] noun count an edge that sticks out on a wheel so that it stays in the correct position …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• edge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Extreme border Nouns 1. edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, curb, margin, limit, boundary, border, skirt, rim, flange, side; mouth, jaws, lip; frame, fringe, flounce, frill, trim[ming], edging, skirting, hem …   English dictionary for students

• flange — flangeless, adj. flanger, n. /flanj/, n., v., flanged, flanging. n. 1. 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 …   Universalium

• flange — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flange — noun /flændʒ/ a) An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place. I was in bed the other day with the missus and I asked to see her flange. Imagine my surprise when she got up went downstairs to my… …   Wiktionary

• edge — Synonyms and related words: A, acerbity, acidity, acidulousness, acme, acridity, acrimony, acuity, aculeate, acuminate, acumination, acuteness, adjoin, advantage, air line, allowance, alpha, anxious, apex, apogee, apprehensive, asperity,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• flange — UK [flændʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms flange : singular flange plural flanges an edge that sticks out on a wheel so that it stays in the correct position …   English dictionary

• flange — /flændʒ / (say flanj) noun 1. a projecting rim, collar, edge, ridge, or the like, on an object, for keeping it in place, attaching it to another object, strengthening it, etc. 2. the horizontal portion or portions of steel shapes, such as the top …  

• Edge — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Edge >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 edge edge verge brink brow brim margin border confine skirt rim flange side mouth Sgm: N 1 jaws …   English dictionary for students

• flange — [[t]flæ̱nʤ[/t]] flanges N COUNT A flange is a projecting edge on an object. Its purpose is to strengthen the object or to connect it to another object …   English dictionary