gasket
verbEtymology Perhaps from Middle French garcette (“gasket”), from Old French garce (“young woman”), feminization of garçon.
1
To fit a gasket
2
To seal with a gasket
gasket
noun/ˈɡæs.kɪt/
Etymology Perhaps from Middle French garcette (“gasket”), from Old French garce (“young woman”), feminization of garçon.
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Engineering, Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
- Three major types of oil-pan gaskets are available: cork/ neoprene composition, neoprene and Hypalon Duraprene. Most professionals prefer cork/neoprene gaskets because the oil-pan bolts seem to lose their torque with the others.1985, Ron Sessions, The Turbo Hydra-Matic 350 Handbook, Penguin, →ISBN, page 12:
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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.
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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.
- Derived terms
- Apollonian gasket, blow a gasket, bust a gasket, gasketless, harbor gasket, head gasket, Sierpinski gasket