flange : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: flange	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for flange
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flange n a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object Synonym(s): flange, rim
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flange \Flange\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanged} (fl[acr]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flanging} (fl[acr]n"j[icr]ng).] (Mach.) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flange \Flange\, v. i. To be bent into a flange.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flange \Flange\ (fl[acr]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.