flange ridge
1flange — flangeless, adj. flanger, n. /flanj/, n., v., flanged, flanging. n. 1. a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for …
2flange — (Class Ostracoda): In closing apparatus of valve, ridge like inner margin formed by projecting outer lamella. Fits into flange groove of opposite valve. (See also list, selvage) [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Class Ostracoda): Ridge along valve margin… …
3flange — /flændʒ / (say flanj) noun 1. a projecting rim, collar, edge, ridge, or the like, on an object, for keeping it in place, attaching it to another object, strengthening it, etc. 2. the horizontal portion or portions of steel shapes, such as the top …
4ridge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fold, welt, wrinkle, flange; arete, spine, esker. See height. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A long, straight, raised portion] Syn. rib, seam, rim, backbone, spinal column, ridgepole, parapet, crest. 2. [Land …
5flange groove — (Class Ostracoda): Groove like depression along inner margin of valve. Separates major ridge (selvage) from flange on thickened part (duplicature) of inner lamella [Stachowitsch, 1992] …
6flange — n. [OF. flangier, flank] 1. A projecting rim, edge, or external or internal rib; a guide attachment for another part or organ. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In ostracods, a ridge along the valve margin formed by projection of the outer lamella as a… …
7flange — Synonyms and related words: bank, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, board, border, bordure, boss, bow, brim, brink, brow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, chine, clump, coast, condyle, convex, dowel, ear, edge,… …
8ridge — Synonyms and related words: acme, apex, apogee, arete, back, bean, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, brow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, cap, chase, chine, climax, cloud nine, clump, cocker, cockle, col …
9flange — n rim, ridge, lip, brim, projecting edge, skirt, border; rib, collar, shoulder …
10lingual flange — the portion of the flange of a mandibular denture which occupies the space adjacent to the residual ridge and next to the tongue …
