flange

IPA: fɫˈændʒ

An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
(roleplaying games) An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.
(vulgar slang) The vulva.
(rare, humorous) The collective noun for a group of baboons.
The electronic sound distortion produced by a flanger.

(intransitive) To be bent into a flange.
(transitive, mechanics) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange; to bend (esp. sheet metal) in the form of a flange.
(transitive, sound engineering) To mix two copies of together, one delayed by a very short, slowly varying time.

Examples of "flange" in Sentences

The base of the stem is flanged.
The flange is in the air conduit.
The base of the cylindrical trunk is flanged.
A lip bounds the perimeter of the peripheral flange.
The flanges engage the exterior surface of the panel.
The shaft is provided with a plurality of flanges thereabout.
The shield is secured to the terminal portion of the rim flange.
The flanges have a flange lip on the outermost edge of the flange.
The flanges are interconnected and keep the tubes in the twisted state.
The outer end of the collar has a flange which abuts the end of the roller tube.