Flange
Flange (flanj) , noun
[Prov. English 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
2.
A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe.
Collocations (4)
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.
Flange (flanjd) , transitive verb
(Machinery) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
Flange , intransitive verb
To be bent into a flange.