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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object;
[syn: flange, rim]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flange \Flange\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flanged (fl[a^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Flanging (fl[a^]n"j[i^]ng).] (Mach.) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Flange \Flange\, v. i. To be bent into a flange. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

flange n 1: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: flange, rim]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

91 Moby Thesaurus words for "flange": 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