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Rand — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • border noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  • boundary noun A line or edge that marks where one area ends and another begins.
  • brim noun The upper rim or edge of a cup, bowl, or similar container.
  • brink noun The edge of something steep or dangerous, such as a cliff.
  • edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
  • fillet noun A boneless strip or piece of meat or fish.
  • flange noun A projecting rim or edge on an object, used to add strength or attach it to something else.
  • flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
  • fringe noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
  • hem noun The folded and stitched edge of a piece of clothing or fabric, meant to stop it from fraying.
  • lip noun Either of the two fleshy edges around the mouth.
  • rand noun South Africa's currency unit, made up of 100 cents.
  • rim noun The outer edge of something round, like a cup, wheel, or basketball hoop.
  • scum noun A thin layer of dirt, foam, or other impurities that gathers on the surface of a liquid.
  • verge noun The point right before something happens; the brink or edge.

Senses

Rand is used for these senses in English:

  • boundary (topology) (of a set) the set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set
  • edge (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
  • fillet A colored or gilded border.
  • flange The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
  • flare A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
  • fringe Outside the mainstream.
  • fringe (also, figurative) A marginal or peripheral part.
  • fringe (also, attributive) Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding extremist or unorthodox views.

border — full definition

  1. noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  2. noun The outer edge of something, or a decorative strip around that edge.
  3. verb To share a boundary with, or lie right next to.

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