flange

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Synonyms: lange, flang, falange, mlange, flage, fladge

Antonyms: lange, flang, falange, mlange, flage, fladge

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Noun

1. An external or internal [[rib]] or [[rim]], used either to add [[strength]] or to hold something in place.
2. The [[projecting]] edge of a rigid or semi-rigid [[component]].
3. {{lb|en|RPG}} An ability in a [[role-playing game]] which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.
4. {{lb|en|vulgar|slang}} The [[vulva]].
5. {{lb|en|rare|humorous|collective}} A group of [[baboon]]s.
6. The electronic sound distortion produced by a [[flanger]].

Verb

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

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