Look up: countersink

1. Countersink
   A countersink is a conical hole cut into a manufactured object, or the cutter used to cut such a hole. A common usage is to allow the head of a countersunk bolt or screw, when placed in the hole, to sit flush with or below the surface of the surrounding material. (By comparison, a counterbore makes...
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2. countersink
   [n] - a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
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3. Countersink
   To counter bore a hole such that the head of a screw may sit flush with the surface.
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4. countersink
   tapered cutter with straight flutes and included angles of 60 degrees,90 degrees,or 120 degrees(UK)or other angles(USA) Category: Mechanical engineering • to provide(a workpiece)with a conical hole or(the outer end of a hole)with a conical enlargement,so as to receive a centre or the hea...
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5. Countersink
   To cut a tapered recess that allows the head of a screw or bolt to lie flush with a surface.
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6. Countersink
   Coun'ter·sink` (koun'tẽr*sĭnk`; 277) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Countersunk (-sŭnk`); present participle & verbal noun Countersinking .] 1. ...
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7. Countersink
   Coun'ter·sink` noun 1. An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt. » In the United States a flaring cavity formed by chamfering the edges of a round hole is called a ...
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8. countersink
   verb insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
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9. Countersink
   • (n.) A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes. • (n.) An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt. • (v. t.) To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the recep...
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10. Countersink
    An angular beveling or flaring of the end(s) of a hole, outer edge of a counterbore, or at the bottom of a counterbore, that does not extend to the OD or counterbore diameter
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