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Definition: Countersink |
CountersinkNoun1. A hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface. 2. A bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole. Verb1. Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Language | Are a board and go through dowel. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | Production of a hole with a conical face on the frontside of the workpiece for determining the axis of rotation. Source: European Union. (references) |
Metallurgy | To provide(a workpiece)with a conical hole or(the outer end of a hole)with a conical enlargement, so as to receive a centre or the head of a "countersunk screw" Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | In a twist drill, the tapered and relieved cutting portion situatedbetween the pilot drill and the body. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: CountersinkSynonyms: counterbore (n), countersink bit (n), set (v). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Countersink |
| English words defined with "countersink": Countersinking, Countersunk ♦ set. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "countersink": COLLET DRILLER, counterboring, countersink angle, COUNTERSINKER ♦ DRILL PRESS TENDER, DRILLER, HAND, driller, portable, dry-wall finisher ♦ finisher, wallboard and plasterboard ♦ included angle, industrial robot operator ♦ multifocal-button assembler, MULTIFOCAL-LENS ASSEMBLER ♦ ROBOTIC MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ sheetrock taper, SUPERVISOR, AUTOMATIC MACHINES ♦ taper and bedder, taper and floater. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Consumer Goods | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Countersink" is generally used as a lexical verb (base form) -- approximately 75.00% of the time. "Countersink" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 75% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (singular) | 25% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "countersink": countersink angle ♦ countersink bit ♦ countersink for countersunk screws. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
countersink | 25 |
countersink screw | 4 |
countersink drill bit | 3 |
countersink bit | 3 |
countersink drill | 3 |
countersink cutter | 3 |
chart countersink | 2 |
countersink kit | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "countersink"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | фаска на отвор, конусен зенкер. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | centrering (centering, centring), sænker (counterbore, sinker, sinker root), forsænke (cone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | centeren (centring), centerdraaien (centring), verzinkfrees (counterbore), verzinkboor (counterbore), kantschaven (cone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | upottaa (dip, immerse, inlay, sink), upotin (counterbore), keskiöinti (centring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | chanfreiner (cone), centrage, trou fraisé (counter sunk hole), trou chanfreiné (counter sunk hole), outil de lamage (counterbore), fraiser (cone), foret aléseur (counterbore). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Zentrieren (center, center up, centre, to center), Zentrierbohren (centring), versenker, versenken (engulf, hole, lower, recess, scupper, scuttle, send to the bottom, sink, to engulf), spitzsenker, Senker (plummet, sinker), ansenken (cone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κυλινδρικό ή κωνικό εργαλείο με διάτρηση διεύρυνσης (counterbore), κεντράρισμα (centering), φρεζάρω (cone), ευρύνω το άνω τησ οπήσ βίδασ, διάτρηση κεντραρίσματος (centring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | marófúró (bur, burr, cherry, milling cutter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | accecare (become blind, blind, dazzle, glare). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | leaceyr, leacaghey, leacag. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ountersinkcay centragem (centring, locate, position, registration), fresadora (mill, miller, milling machine), ferramenta de rebaixar (counterbore), escareador (reamer). (various references) циковка, зенковка, зенкер. (various references) proširiti vrh rupe za glavu šrafa. (various references) avellanar (sink), avellanado (hazel, nutty). (various references) försänkning (cone), försänka (put, reduce). (various references) havşa açmak, havşa açma kalemi, havşa. (various references) зенкувати. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "countersink": countersinking, countersinks. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-k-n-n-o-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: centurions, continuers. | |
-2 letters: centurion, continuer, continues, countries, cretinous, neurotics, neutrinos, neutronic, nocturnes. | |
-3 letters: citreous, coinsure, cointers, construe, continue, corkiest, corniest, counters, counties, einkorns, inkstone, instroke, intoners, nektonic, neuronic, neurotic, neutrino, neutrons, nocturne, nocturns, nonskier, nonstick, noticers, outcries, recounts, reunions, rockiest, routines, ructions, runniest, snoutier, stockier, stricken, strucken, ternions, trounces, unctions, unerotic, unicorns, unsicker. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-k-n-n-o-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: countersinks. | |
+3 letters: countersinking. | |
+5 letters: phenylketonurics. | |
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