flange (redirected from flanges)

flange  (flnj)

n.

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.

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[Possibly variant of flanch, device at the side of an escutcheon, perhaps from French flanche, feminine of flanc, side; see flank.]

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flange v.

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flange

Noun

a projecting collar or rim on an object for strengthening it or for attaching it to another object [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

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

Translations

flange [flændʒ] n → boudin m; collerette f

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flange [flændʒ] n → Flansch m

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flange [flændʒ] n → flangia;

(on wheel) → suola