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GASKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gasket mean? 

GASKET (noun)
  The noun GASKET has 1 sense:

1. seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint

  Familiarity information: GASKET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GASKET (noun)


Sense 1gasket [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gasket" is a kind of...):

seal (fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gasket"):

head gasket (a gasket to seal a cylinder head)

O ring (a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure)


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