'Flange' definitions:
Definition of 'flange'
From: WordNet
noun
A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: flange, rim]
Definition of 'Flange'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Flange'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Flange'
From: GCIDE
- Flange \Flange\, v. i. To be bent into a flange. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'flange'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bank,
- bilge,
- blain,
- bleb,
- blister,
- blob,
- board,
- border,
- bordure,
- boss,
- bow,
- brim,
- brink,
- brow,
- bubble,
- bulb,
- bulge,
- bulla,
- bump,
- bunch,
- burl,
- button,
- cahot,
- chine,
- clump,
- coast,
- condyle,
- convex,
- dowel,
- ear,
- edge,
- featheredge,
- flap,
- frame,
- fringe,
- gall,
- gnarl,
- handle,
- hem,
- hill,
- hump,
- hunch,
- jog,
- joggle,
- knob,
- knot,
- knur,
- knurl,
- labellum,
- labium,
- labrum,
- ledge,
- limb,
- limbus,
- lip,
- list,
- loop,
- lump,
- marge,
- margin,
- mole,
- mountain,
- nevus,
- nub,
- nubbin,
- nubble,
- papilloma,
- peg,
- ragged edge,
- rib,
- ridge,
- rim,
- ring,
- selvage,
- shore,
- shoulder,
- side,
- sideline,
- skirt,
- spine,
- stud,
- style,
- tab,
- tubercle,
- tubercule,
- verge,
- verruca,
- vesicle,
- wale,
- wart,
- welt