gasket
IPA: gˈæskʌt
noun
- (sailing) A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
- (mechanics) Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
- A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration.
- Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid.
verb
- To fit a gasket
- To seal wth a gasket
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Examples of "gasket" in Sentences
- A method of making a composite gasket.
- Also available are locking gasket systems.
- The canonical example is the Sierpinski gasket.
- A second gasket is spaced from each first gasket.
- A protective gasket for the chime of a container.
- The connection is sealed with a compressed gasket.
- The gasket portion of the lid is relatively fragile.
- A gasket seals the weir plate to the inside wall of the conduit.
- This allowed movement across the gasket face and subsequent gasket failure.
- The gasket means includes at least one gasket member having a flat surface.
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