Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- past participle Chamfered at the top; -- said of a hole.
- past participle Sunk into a chamfer.
- past participle Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered countersink.
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- verb Past participle of
countersink - adjective of a bolt or screw That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted
flush with a surface
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ReinventYourLifeWithPassion. com for universal head rivet and countersunk rivet which type of symbols r used in aircraft part drawing? for universal head rivet and countersunk rivet which type of symbols r used in aircraft part drawing to show blind rivets and solid rivets
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A surgeon drilled an inch and a half into my skull, countersunk a ceramic-encased microchip behind my left ear, and threaded sixteen electrodes into my inner ear.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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The computational elements could be countersunk into the skull under the skin, as with cochlear implants.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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The lower right quadrant, if it has anything in it, will be a “C”, to indicate that the butt side of the rivet is to be countersunk, (such as a double flush plug) for the NACA method (82 degrees, rather than the 100 degrees for under a manufactered head).
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The computational elements could be countersunk into the skull under the skin, as with cochlear implants.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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A surgeon drilled an inch and a half into my skull, countersunk a ceramic-encased microchip behind my left ear, and threaded sixteen electrodes into my inner ear.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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The lower right quadrant, if it has anything in it, will be a “C”, to indicate that the butt side of the rivet is to be countersunk, (such as a double flush plug) for the NACA method (82 degrees, rather than the 100 degrees for under a manufactered head).
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ReinventYourLifeWithPassion. com for universal head rivet and countersunk rivet which type of symbols r used in aircraft part drawing? for universal head rivet and countersunk rivet which type of symbols r used in aircraft part drawing to show blind rivets and solid rivets
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But the 1208P-caliber movement that powers Piaget's new launch overcomes this by using a micro-rotor countersunk into the movement.
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My wedding cake had cardboard *under* the fondant to provide structural support for the upper layers rather than countersunk dowels.
It's In There 2010
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