Definition of Flage
Flange (flănj), n. [Prov. E.
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.
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, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Flanged (flănjd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Flanging (flăn"j&ibreve;ng).]
(Mach.) To make a flange on; to furnish with a
flange.
Flange, v. i. To be bent into a
flange.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength.Such as a split-rim flange or stainless steel flange all of which are delightful. Usage: Cieran has a flange.
- (vulgar) (Alt. sp. Pherlange): A vagina (this usage may be restricted to Oxford University, in particular to Magdalen College, Oxford).
Italian
- feminine plural of flangia
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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