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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Simone Scully, Parents, 16 Apr. 2024
Safe for baby, it can be applied to nipples before feeding or applied directly to flanges before a pumping session.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 5 Apr. 2024
And our tester is one of many who find this is the most solid bra to hold up flanges for a good pumping session.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
With these three new Chronographs, the beguiling results of all this chromatic experimentation are complemented by a vertical sub-dial arrangement, and an inner flange printed with a quarter-second scale which facilitates high-precision stop-time readings.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Citrus leaves may develop a flange along the leaf stem, the petiole, that looks like a smaller version of the leaf blade.
—Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Instead of placing the running chrono minutes in a subdial, they are clocked by a central hand pointing at an index on the flange, an extremely rare positioning in watchmaking.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 30 June 2023
Keep an eye out for the rubber tube that connects the pump’s motor to the flanges.
—WIRED, 14 June 2023
Still, Kenmore created a new replacement part, doubling the thickness and adding flanges to make installation more flexible.
—Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
Noun
This is a huge advantage, because: most pumps only come with only two flange sizes and the right flange fit is crucial to getting a good suction and thus, better output.
—Simone Scully, Parents, 16 Apr. 2024
Safe for baby, it can be applied to nipples before feeding or applied directly to flanges before a pumping session.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 5 Apr. 2024
And our tester is one of many who find this is the most solid bra to hold up flanges for a good pumping session.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
With these three new Chronographs, the beguiling results of all this chromatic experimentation are complemented by a vertical sub-dial arrangement, and an inner flange printed with a quarter-second scale which facilitates high-precision stop-time readings.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Citrus leaves may develop a flange along the leaf stem, the petiole, that looks like a smaller version of the leaf blade.
—Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Instead of placing the running chrono minutes in a subdial, they are clocked by a central hand pointing at an index on the flange, an extremely rare positioning in watchmaking.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 30 June 2023
Keep an eye out for the rubber tube that connects the pump’s motor to the flanges.
—WIRED, 14 June 2023
Still, Kenmore created a new replacement part, doubling the thickness and adding flanges to make installation more flexible.
—Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
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“Flange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flange. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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