gasket

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle French gercette (gasket), from Old French garce (young woman), feminization of garçon.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæs.kɪt/
  • (file)

Noun

gasket (plural gaskets)

  1. Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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References

  1. gasket” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkasːkeh(t)/

Verb

gasket

  1. inflection of gaskit:
    1. third-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person singular past indicative
    3. second-person plural imperative
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