"countersink" meaning in English

See countersink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: countersinks [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + sink. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|sink}} counter- + sink Head templates: {{en-noun}} countersink (plural countersinks)
  1. a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface. Translations (a conical recess machined around a hole): фрезенк (frezenk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), upotusreikä (Finnish), fraisure (French), Ansenkung [feminine] (German), Senkbohrung [feminine] (German), süllyesztés (Hungarian), svasatura [feminine] (Italian), accecatura [feminine] (Italian), accecatoio [masculine] (Italian), alesatura [feminine] (Italian), впуст (vpust) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), korotiwha (Maori), avellanado [masculine] (Spanish), havşa (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-countersink-en-noun-H8H2RW8G

Verb

Forms: countersinks [present, singular, third-person], countersinking [participle, present], countersank [past], countersunk [past], countersunk [participle, past]
Etymology: From counter- + sink. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|sink}} counter- + sink Head templates: {{en-verb|countersinks|countersinking|countersank|countersunk|past2=countersunk}} countersink (third-person singular simple present countersinks, present participle countersinking, simple past countersank or countersunk, past participle countersunk)
  1. (transitive) To create such a conical recess. Tags: transitive Translations (to create a conical recess): upottaa (Finnish), ansenken (German), versenken (German), accecare (Italian), svasare (Italian), впуштање (vpuštanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), korotiwha (Maori), avellanar (Spanish), havşa açmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-countersink-en-verb-jjBJJRqK Disambiguation of 'to create a conical recess': 94 6
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-countersink-en-verb-MDXnJjOt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 17 78 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 16 33 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: counterbore, sink, spotface

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to create a conical recess",
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      "sense": "to create a conical recess",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to create a conical recess",
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      "sense": "to create a conical recess",
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      "sense": "to create a conical recess",
      "word": "avellanar"
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      "sense": "to create a conical recess",
      "word": "havşa açmak"
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