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noun
Flange  n.  
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.
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.
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.






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"Flange" Quotes from Famous Books



... axletree; axis; arch, mainstay. trunnion, pivot, rowlock^; peg &c (pendency) 214 [Obs.]; tiebeam &c (fastening) 45; thole pin^. board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet^, trivet, arbor, rack; mantel, mantle piece [Fr.], mantleshelf^; slab, console; counter, dresser; flange, corbel; table, trestle; shoulder; perch; horse; easel, desk; clotheshorse, hatrack; retable; teapoy^. seat, throne, dais; divan, musnud^; chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall; arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair; couch, fauteuil ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... about ten inches high and of the shape shown in Fig. 89 are used. In the bottom A is placed a 3% solution of acetic acid (vinegar answers the purpose very well). The space above this is filled with thin, perforated, circular pieces of lead, supported by the flange B of the pot. These pots are placed close together on a bed of tan bark on the floor of a room known as the corroding room. They are covered over with boards, upon which tan bark is placed, and another row of pots is placed on this. In this way ...
— An Elementary Study of Chemistry • William McPherson



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