knife edge

knife edge

n

1. the sharp cutting edge of a knife

2. any sharp edge

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a sharp-edged wedge of hard material on which the beam of a balance pivots or about which a pendulum is suspended

4. a critical point in the development of a situation, process of making a decision, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

knife edge - the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife cutting edge blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

Translations

knife edge n to be on a knife edge (fig) (person) → stare or camminare sul filo del rasoio; (hope, result) → essere appeso/a a un filo
the success of the scheme was balanced on a knife edge → la riuscita del progetto era appesa ad un filo

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knife edge n to be on a knife edge (fig) (person) → stare or camminare sul filo del rasoio; (hope, result) → essere appeso/a a un filo
the success of the scheme was balanced on a knife edge → la riuscita del progetto era appesa ad un filo