Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Knife-edge

Knife-edge , noun

(Mechanics) A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
Collocations (1)
Knife-edge file , See Illust. of File.