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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flange \Flange\ (fl[a^]nj), noun [Prov. E. flange to project, flanch a projection. See {Flanch}, {Flank}.]
1. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see {Car wheel}.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc. --Knight.
2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe.
{Blind flange}, a plate for covering or closing the end of a pipe.
{Flange joint}, a joint, as that of pipes, where the connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are bolted together. --Knight.
{Flange rail}, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep wheels, etc. from running off.
{Flange turning}, the process of forming a flange on a wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it when hot.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flange \Flange\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Flanged} (fl[a^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flanging} (fl[a^]n"j[i^]ng).] (Mach.) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flange \Flange\, verb (used without an object) To be bent into a flange.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
flange
noun: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: {rim}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "flange": 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, featheredge, flap, frame, fringe, gall, gnarl, handle, hem, hill, hump, hunch, jog, joggle, knob, knot, knur, knurl, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb, limbus, lip, list, loop, lump, marge, margin, mole, mountain, nevus, nub, nubbin, nubble, papilloma, peg, ragged edge, rib, ridge, rim, ring, selvage, shore, shoulder, side, sideline, skirt, spine, stud, style, tab, tubercle, tubercule, verge, verruca, vesicle, wale, wart, welt
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