blade (noun)

  • 1blade — ► NOUN 1) the flat cutting edge of a knife or other tool or weapon. 2) the broad flat part of an oar, leaf, or other object. 3) a long narrow leaf of grass. 4) a shoulder bone in a joint of meat, or the joint itself. 5) informal, dated a dashing… …

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  • 2blade — noun (C) 1 the flat cutting part of a tool or weapon: Keep the blade of your penknife sharp. | a packet of razor blades 2 the flat wide part of an object that pushes against air or water: the blade of an oar | a ceiling fan with polished blades 3 …

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  • 3blade angle — noun : the angle between the chord of a propeller or rotor blade and a plane normal to the axis of rotation, its value varying along the span and decreasing from root to tip because of blade twist * * * blade angle, the acute angle between the… …

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  • 4blade — [ bleıd ] noun count ** 1. ) the thin sharp part of a knife, tool, or weapon that cuts things a ) the metal bar on the bottom of an ICE SKATE that allows you to move on ice 2. ) a long thin leaf of grass, wheat, etc.: a blade of grass 3. ) one of …

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  • 5blade connector — noun A type of single wire connection using a flat blade which is inserted into a blade receptacle …

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  • 6blade — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sharp ▪ blunt, dull (esp. AmE) ▪ curved, pointed, serrated, thin ▪ metal …

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  • 7blade-bone — bladeˈ bone noun The flat bone at the back of the shoulder, the scapula • • • Main Entry: ↑blade …

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  • 8blade|bone — «BLAYD BOHN», noun. the shoulder blade or scapula …

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  • 9blade roast — noun a roast cut from the blade • Hypernyms: ↑roast, ↑joint …

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  • 10blade back — noun : the surface of a propeller or rotor blade that corresponds to the upper surface of a lifting airfoil …

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