Definition of "flange" in Englisch

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. (roleplaying games) An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.

4. (vulgar, slang) The vulva.

5. (rare, humorous, collective) A group of baboons.

6. The electronic sound distortion produced by a flanger.

verb

1. (intransitive) To be bent into a flange.

2. (transitive, mechanics) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange; to bend (esp. sheet metal) in the form of a flange.

3. (transitive, sound engineering) To mix two copies of together, one delayed by a very short, slowly varying time.