shim

IPA: ʃˈɪm

noun

  • A wedge.
  • A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
  • (computing) A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.
  • A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
  • A small metal device used to pick open a lock.
  • (informal, often derogatory) A transsexual person, especially a trans woman; (loosely) a drag queen or transvestite.
  • (informal, often derogatory) A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits; a hermaphrodite.
  • A surname.
  • (uncountable, microscopy) Abbreviation of scanning helium ion microscope.

verb

  • To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.
  • To adjust something by using shims.
  • To adjust the homogeneity of a magnetic field, after the mechanical devices once used for the purpose.
  • (computing, transitive) To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.
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Examples of "shim" in Sentences

  • Valve adjustment is by shim over bucket.
  • The valve clearance is adjusted using shim.
  • Alternatively, you can cut out a shim and use that.
  • One year after that Shim connected to Psycho lyric.
  • The thickness of the shim determines the amount of offset.
  • Clearance is adjusted by changing the thickness of the shim.
  • The dates of the annual Shim Sham shows coincide with Jazz Fest.
  • Each shim conforms to the respective arcuate surfaces of the coil.
  • A shim is a device used to adjust the homogeneity of a magnetic field.
  • A 'shim' is a device used to adjust the homogeneity of a magnetic field.

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