1
: a rib or rim for strength, for guiding, or for attachment to another object
a flange on a pipe
a flange on a wheel
2
: a projecting edge of cloth used for decoration on clothing
a jacket with flange shoulders
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Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The black lower flange has transferred texts and minute tracks.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The basal flange bowl contains a scene showing two bound prisoners.
—Kerry Breen
july 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
Like other parts of the home, toilets need intermittent repairs, especially to their valves, gaskets, and flanges—not to mention the occasional toilet unclogging.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
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Noun
While the Turk is relatively well known (even lending its name to Amazon’s program for remote grunt workers), what is less known is that part of the same technological exhibition was a mechanical larynx, composed of a series of rubber flanges and bellows.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The black lower flange has transferred texts and minute tracks.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The basal flange bowl contains a scene showing two bound prisoners.
—Kerry Breen
july 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
Like other parts of the home, toilets need intermittent repairs, especially to their valves, gaskets, and flanges—not to mention the occasional toilet unclogging.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
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“Flange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flange. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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