gasket
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gasket
- /ˈɡæs.kɪt/
Where it comes from
Perhaps from Middle French garcette (“gasket”), from Old French garce (“young woman”), feminization of garçon.
noun gaskets
- A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
- Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression. Three major types of oil-pan gaskets are available: cork/ neoprene composition, neoprene and Hypalon Duraprene. Most professionals prefer cork/neoprene gaskets because the oil-pan bolts seem to lose their torque with the others.
- A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration.
- Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid.
verb gaskets · gasketing · gasketed
- To fit a gasket
- To seal with a gasket
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cmb, stopper, dam, board, o-ring, garrison, washer, jab, shutter, joint, boards, junta, boi, seal, iamb, ceb
Translations
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noun short sailing rope
| Español | tomador, aferra-vela, piníceo, pinillo |
|---|---|
| Français | garcette |
| Deutsch | Zeising |
| Italiano | gaschetta, gerlo |
noun mechanical seal
| Español | empaquetadura, junta, retén |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 개스켓 gaeseuket, 개스킷 gaeseukit |
| 日本語 | ガスケット gasuketto |
| 中文 | 墊片 /垫片 diànpiàn, 膠圈 /胶圈 jiāoquān |
| Português | gaxeta |
| Français | joint |
| Deutsch | Dichtung |
| Italiano | guarnizione |
| Ελληνικά | τσιμούχα tsimoúcha |
| Русский | прокла́дка prokládka, уплотни́тельное устро́йство uplotnítelʹnoje ustrójstvo |
| العربية | حَشِيَّة ḥašiyya |
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title = {gasket},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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