fluted tube

  • 51flute — noun 1》 a high pitched wind instrument consisting of a tube with holes along it, usually held horizontally so that the breath can be directed against a fixed edge. 2》 Architecture an ornamental vertical groove in a column.     ↘a trumpet shaped… …

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  • 52Bundt cake — Bundt′ cake [[t]bʌnt, bʊnt[/t]] n. coo a ring shaped cake baked in a tube pan with fluted sides • Etymology: after Bundt, trademark name …

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  • 53flute — /flut / (say flooht) noun 1. a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of finger holes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern orchestral transverse flute, or through a… …

  • 54tap — [1] To cut threads in a hole or tube. [2] The fluted tool used to cut the threads. Also see drain tap …

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  • 55Bundt — [bunt, boont] [arbitrary coinage] trademark for a type of tube pan with fluted sides adj. [often b ] 1. designating such a pan or a similarly shaped mold 2. baked in such a pan [a Bundt cake] …

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  • 56flute — [flo͞ot] n. [ME floute < OFr fleüte, flaute < Prov fläut, prob. < flaujol (OFr flajeol: see FLAGEOLET1) + laüt, LUTE1] 1. a) a high pitched wind instrument consisting of a long, slender tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end …

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