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Flanges

Scope note

Projecting rims, collars, or rings, providing added strength or a place to attach something, as for example on a pipe, on a machine housing, or on a container or its lid.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000233998

Broader Terms used

<components by general context>

Equivalent Terms used

flange

Created

13yrs ago

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