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countersink en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English sink English countersink From counter- + sink.

Meanings

  1. A conical recess, typically machined at the mouth of a hole to admit a screw (with a matching taper) so that the screw sits flush with a surface.
  2. The cutter used to cut such a recess. (Also used, at less depth, for edge-breaking/deburring.)
    • Holonym: center drill (combined drill and countersink)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
countersinks Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

reamer · endmill · counterbore · drill · counterbore · drill bit

Hypernyms

cutting tool · cutter

Synonyms

countersinker

Translations (14)

bg фрезенк (a conical recess machined around a hole) · de Senkbohrung (a conical recess machined around a hole) · hu süllyesztés (a conical recess machined around a hole) · fi upotusreikä (a conical recess machined around a hole) · es avellanado (a conical recess machined around a hole) · it accecatoio (a conical recess machined around a hole) · it alesatura (a conical recess machined around a hole) · it accecatura (a conical recess machined around a hole) · mi korotiwha (a conical recess machined around a hole) · it svasatura (a conical recess machined around a hole) · fr fraisure (a conical recess machined around a hole) · de Ansenkung (a conical recess machined around a hole) · tr havşa (a conical recess machined around a hole) · mk впуст (a conical recess machined around a hole)

countersink en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English sink English countersink From counter- + sink.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To create such a conical recess.
    • to countersink a hole for a screw
  2. (ambitransitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
    • to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork
    • I countersank into the locust just enough to make the nailhead flush. 2010, Larry Pardey, Details of Classic Boat Construction, pages 7-30:

Forms

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countersinking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
countersunk Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
countersunk Tense=Past lexicographic
countersank Tense=Past lexicographic
countersinks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

back-countersink · countersinker

Relateds

spotface · sink · diesinking

Translations (10)

es avellanar (to create a conical recess) · it accecare (to create a conical recess) · mi korotiwha (to create a conical recess) · de ansenken (to create a conical recess) · it svasare (to create a conical recess) · mk впуштање (to create a conical recess) · pt rebaixar (to create a conical recess) · fi upottaa (to create a conical recess) · tr havşa açmak (to create a conical recess) · de versenken (to create a conical recess)