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flange

 (flănj)
n.
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.
[Possibly variant of flanch, device at the side of an escutcheon, perhaps from French flanche, feminine of flanc, side; see flank.]
flange v.
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flange

(flændʒ)
n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) a projecting disc-shaped collar or rim on an object for locating or strengthening it or for attaching it to another object
2. (Mechanical Engineering) a flat outer face of a rolled-steel joist, esp of an I- or H-beam
3. (Mechanical Engineering) a tool for forming a flange
vb
4. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to attach or provide (a component) with a flange
5. (Mechanical Engineering) (intr) to take the form of a flange
[C17: probably changed from earlier flaunche curved segment at side of a heraldic field, from French flanc flank]
flanged adj
ˈflangeless adj
ˈflanger n
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flange

(flændʒ)

n.
a rim, collar, ring, or pair of ridges projecting usu. at right angles from a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., as to strengthen it, provide support, or enable attachment of objects.
[1425–75; late Middle English flaunche side charge (on shield face) < Middle French flanche, feminine derivative of flanc flank]
flange′less, adj.
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flange


Past participle: flanged
Gerund: flanging

Imperative
flange
flange
Present
I flange
you flange
he/she/it flanges
we flange
you flange
they flange
Preterite
I flanged
you flanged
he/she/it flanged
we flanged
you flanged
they flanged
Present Continuous
I am flanging
you are flanging
he/she/it is flanging
we are flanging
you are flanging
they are flanging
Present Perfect
I have flanged
you have flanged
he/she/it has flanged
we have flanged
you have flanged
they have flanged
Past Continuous
I was flanging
you were flanging
he/she/it was flanging
we were flanging
you were flanging
they were flanging
Past Perfect
I had flanged
you had flanged
he/she/it had flanged
we had flanged
you had flanged
they had flanged
Future
I will flange
you will flange
he/she/it will flange
we will flange
you will flange
they will flange
Future Perfect
I will have flanged
you will have flanged
he/she/it will have flanged
we will have flanged
you will have flanged
they will have flanged
Future Continuous
I will be flanging
you will be flanging
he/she/it will be flanging
we will be flanging
you will be flanging
they will be flanging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flanging
you have been flanging
he/she/it has been flanging
we have been flanging
you have been flanging
they have been flanging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flanging
you will have been flanging
he/she/it will have been flanging
we will have been flanging
you will have been flanging
they will have been flanging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flanging
you had been flanging
he/she/it had been flanging
we had been flanging
you had been flanging
they had been flanging
Conditional
I would flange
you would flange
he/she/it would flange
we would flange
you would flange
they would flange
Past Conditional
I would have flanged
you would have flanged
he/she/it would have flanged
we would have flanged
you would have flanged
they would have flanged
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Noun 1. flange - a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
rim
projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
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Translations
صَفيحَة ذات شَفَةٍ على إطار السَّيّارَه
obruba
falsflange
kragi
antbriaunis
rievauzmala
çıkıntı kenarflanş

flange

[flændʒ] N (Tech) (on wheel) → pestaña f; (on pipe) → reborde m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flange

n (on wheel etc) → Spurkranz m; (Tech: = ring, collar) → Flansch m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flange

[flændʒ] n (Tech) (on wheel) → flangia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

flange

(flӕndʒ) noun
a raised edge on the rim of a wheel etc.
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