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шайба — meaning in English

shayba

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English meaning

  • shim noun A thin piece of material used to fill a gap, level a surface, or provide support.
  • washer noun A machine that washes things, especially a washing machine or dishwasher.

Senses

шайба is used for these senses in English:

  • hockey puck (ice hockey) A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's goal net.
  • shim A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
  • washer A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.

shim — full definition

  1. noun A thin piece of material used to fill a gap, level a surface, or provide support.
  2. noun In computing, a small piece of code that sits between two systems to make them compatible.
  3. verb To fit a thin piece of material into a gap for support or alignment.

washer — full definition

  1. noun A machine that washes things, especially a washing machine or dishwasher.
  2. noun A thin, flat ring, usually metal or rubber, placed under a nut or bolt to spread pressure and stop leaks or loosening.

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