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flange

[flanj] / flændʒ /


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A pair of pillows complement them, their flange tying into the little pops of pink that are found throughout the space.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

The flange flares out and a flat surface is at the top.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023

While the flooring contractor’s intentions may have been good, he broke the all-important toilet gasket seal and buried the toilet flange with the new laminate flooring.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2023

To mitigate risk of contamination, glove-up, flip up the flange, and scrub off the slime with grease-cutting dish soap or other cleaning solution.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022

He had constructed a flange that ran an inch past the length of the fin on both ends and bent it to match the curve of the casement.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Reef life thrives on hyperbolism, so to speak; the curvy surface structure of coral maximizes nutrient intake, and nudibranchs propel through water with frilly flanges.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

Still, Kenmore created a new replacement part, doubling the thickness and adding flanges to make installation more flexible.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

The flanges would then have made contact with the end caps.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023

One can join them using special flanges, much like ordinary pipes.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2022

To the west, between two of the flanges of the tree that spread out to be roots, was a cavity.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

"This trend uses modern-made pieces but has traditional design elements and materials. Think skirted, flanged, wingbacked, or rolled seating. For materials, this means more linen, mohair, natural stone and wood," DelMonico adds.

From Fox News ● Mar. 3, 2022

The latest is the Series 18, a heel-shafted, flanged blade with a cavity sole and high density tungsten in the extreme heel and toe.

From Golf Digest ● Jan. 21, 2020

And also in Wilson, whose music derives first of all from black doo-wop, and whose voice on this track is gradually supplanted by a flanged synthesizer, as if being written over by Monáe’s creativity.

From Slate ● May 1, 2018

Beneath the car, unseen, are four flanged wheels of smaller diameter than the car’s tires.

From The Verge ● Feb. 24, 2016

Between the sight lines of my raised knees his ear appeared, an amazing organ all its own, whorled and flanged, translucent in the bright lights.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

A better flanging tool is made from a triangular piece of copper or brass, about 1⁄16 inch thick, and mounted in a suitable handle.

From Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing by Francis C. (Francis Cowles) Frary

This loomed twenty feet aloft, flanging out mushroom-fashion over the lower story, which presented a solid base.

From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Allen Chapman

The flanging arms of the V, forced in a place too narrow, had caught between heavy stubs.

From The Blazed Trail by Stewart Edward White

Fire-door opening formed by flanging and riveting together the inner and outer sheets.

From Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works by Matthew Baird

To the first belong flanging and welding, to the latter generally all the other operations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various


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