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noun
- 1. a projecting flat rim, collar, or rib on an object, serving for strengthening or attachment or (on a wheel) for maintaining position on a rail: "the flanges that held the tailpipe to the aircraft"
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A flange is a protruded ridge, lip or rim, either external or internal, that serves to increase strength (as the flange of an iron beam such as an I-beam or a T-beam ); for easy attachment/transfer of contact force with another object (as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc., or on the lens mount of a camera ); or for stabilizin...
FLANGE definition: 1. a flat surface sticking out from an object, used to fix it to something or to make it stronger…. Learn more.
The meaning of FLANGE is a rib or rim for strength, for guiding, or for attachment to another object. How to use flange in a sentence.
noun. 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 flange is a part or edge that sticks out from an object in order to keep the object in position, strengthen it, or attach it to another object.
1. A protruding rim, edge, rib, or collar, as on a wheel or a pipe shaft, used to strengthen an object, hold it in place, or attach it to another object. 2. A wide edge on a pillow, placemat, or other fabric object, especially a piece of fabric or ribbon extending from the outer seam.
Definition of flange noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.