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The definition of a flange is an edge or rim that projects from something to give it support, attach it to something else or hold it in place.

(noun)

An example of a flange is the piece around the edge of a car ignition that supports the keyhole and keeps it from slipping down a hole into the steering column.

See flange in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a projecting rim or collar on a wheel, pipe, rail, etc., that serves to hold it in place, give it strength, guide it, or attach it to something else

Origin: < ? ME flaunch, a lenticular space on a coat of arms < OFr flanche, side, var. of flanc: see flank

transitive verb

flanged, flanging to put a flange on

See flange in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A protruding rim, edge, rib, or collar, as on a wheel or a pipe shaft, used to strengthen an object, hold it in place, or attach it to another object.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly variant of flanch, device at the side of an escutcheon

Origin: , perhaps from French flanche

Origin: , feminine of flanc, side; see flank

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