flange (flændʒ
)
Definitions
noun
- a projecting disc-shaped collar or rim on an object for locating or strengthening it or for attaching it to another object
- a flat outer face of a rolled-steel joist, esp of an I- or H-beam
- a tool for forming a flange
verb
- (tr) to attach or provide (a component) with a flange
- (intr) to take the form of a flange
Alternative Forms
flanged adjective ˈflangeless adjective ˈflanger noun Word Origin
C17: probably changed from earlier flaunche curved segment at side of a heraldic field, from French flancflank
