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Meaning of "tongue-and-groove joint" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT

tongue-and-groove joint play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT

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Tongue-And-Groove joint is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tongue-and-groove joint in the English dictionary

The definition of tongue-and-groove joint in the dictionary is a joint made between two boards by means of a tongue along the edge of one board that fits into a groove along the edge of the other board.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT

tonger
Tongking
Tongkingese
tongs
tongster
tongue
tongue depressor
tongue twister
tongue worm
tongue-and-groove
tongue-lash
tongue-lashing
tongue-tie
tongue-tied
tongued
tongueless
tonguelet
tonguelike
tonguester
tonguing

WORDS THAT END LIKE TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT

adjoint
ball-and-socket joint
ball joint
butt joint
conjoint
disjoint
expansion joint
hinge joint
hip joint
joint
knee joint
lap joint
mortise and tenon joint
out of joint
pick-up joint
point
shoulder joint
socket joint
strip joint
universal joint
wrist joint

Synonyms and antonyms of tongue-and-groove joint in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tongue-and-groove joint» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT

Find out the translation of tongue-and-groove joint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tongue-and-groove joint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tongue-and-groove joint» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

榫槽接头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

junta de lengüeta y ranura
570 millions of speakers

English

tongue-and-groove joint
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीभ और नाली संयुक्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفصل اللسان و الأخدود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

язык -паз совместное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

língua e groove conjunta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জিহ্বা এবং খাঁজ যৌগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

joint à languette - et - rainure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sendi lidah-dan-alur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nut-und- Feder-Verbindung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

さねはぎジョイント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요철 조인트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Joint-tongue-and-groove
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lưỡi và rãnh chung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாக்கு மற்றும் பள்ளம் கூட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीभ-आणि-नाला संयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dil-yiv bağlantısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maschio e femmina comune
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na pióro i wpust
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мова - паз спільне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comun limba și feder
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλώσσας - και - αυλακιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tong - en - groef gesamentlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tungan och fogar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

not og fjær felles
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tongue-and-groove joint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT»

The term «tongue-and-groove joint» is regularly used and occupies the 70.780 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tongue-and-groove joint

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT»

Discover the use of tongue-and-groove joint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tongue-and-groove joint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Classic Joints with Power Tools
Another plus is that even if the panel shrinks or the glue joint fails, the tongue between individual boards conceals any gaps. Thus, the panel remains closed visually. Good proportions are key to a strong tongue-and-groove joint. A basic rule of ...
Yeung Chan, 2002
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Bill Hylton's Power-Tool Joinery
TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT A traditional edge-to-edge joint, the tongue and groove is just what its name implies. The edge of one board has a groove. The edge of the mating board has a tongue. The tongue goes into the groove, and the  ...
Bill Hylton, William H. Hylton, 2005
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Table Saw Techniques: Use Your Saw Like a Pro
Start with the slot-cutting Make the groove for a tongue-and-groove joint with a dado blade. If the groove follows an edge, as shown here, it's easy to center the slot automatically on the workpiece thickness. Simply make it in two passes against ...
Chris Marshall, Creative Publishing Editors, 2003
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Router Basics
Tongue-and -Groove Joints It is not difficult to make the caits for a tongue- and- groove joint on a router table. Just follow these two steps: 1. Cut the groove component(s) of the joint before making the tongue cuts. Before making the groove cut, ...
Patrick Spielman, 1990
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Router Joinery Workshop: Common Joints, Simple Setups & ...
Then lay out and rout the tongue-and-groove joint in this piece and the base. When cutting the groove, if anything make it a little "fat," but certainly not too wide. Then rout the tongue on the base to fit. Fit the joint dry and pull it together with four ...
Carol Reed, 2003
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Popular Mechanics
To make a tongue-and-groove joint on a table saw, first install a dado blade and set the width for the width of the groove — usually one third of the stock thickness. Set the fence for a centered cut, and cut the groove (Photo 10). Making the ...
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Jim Tolpin's Table Saw Magic
For example: Combine a tongue (a form of rabbet) with a groove to create a tongue- and-groove joint, join two grooved edges with a spline or cut grooves across the outside corner of a frame or box to create a feather-spline joint. I'll also show ...
Jim Tolpin, 2003
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American Woodworker
The tongue-and-groove joint can be made in raw board and then veneered or covered in plastic laminate after assembly. However, if the board is pre- veneered, a solid-wood corner block makes a better joint. (See Fig. 3.) You'd have to put a ...
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American Woodworker
However, a frame-and- panel back glued into a groove in the case sides, or a glued plywood back, gives the tongue-and-groove joint excellent resistance to racking and makes it appropriate at any scale. Large cases generally have interior ...
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Complete Custom Closet: How to Make the Most of Every Space
The tongue-and-groove joint's many applications show up often in building construction: strip flooring and paneling most notably. The tongue-and-groove is even used on sheet goods intended for subflooring and for exterior siding. The boards ...
Chris Gleason, 2006

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tongue-and-groove joint is used in the context of the following news items.
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This Anti-Gay Michigan Mechanic Says Joining Things Requires …
... the butt joint (which a source praises as being able to “hold up fairly heavy loads”), and the tongue-and-groove joint, about which we learned that “often both ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 15»
2
1950s Dallas house is part Rat Pack, part space race
The walnut and birch paneling throughout the house, for instance, is all 3/4-inch solid wood, fitted with tongue-and-groove joints. “I talked to the architect — he ... «Dallas Morning News, Oct 14»
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8 Tips for Laying a Plastic-Laminate Floor
Instead, the tongue-and-groove planks are snapped together and then laid, or "floated," .... Align the tongue-and-groove joint, and press down on the last row. «Popular Mechanics, Sep 13»
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Our walls are growing mould
This opens up the tongue-and-groove joints between adjacent panels, ... Gluing the joints together and using glue to fix the chipboard panels to the floor joists ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 11»
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Saturn Curve supercharged coupe has refined flair
A curved wood center console is the interior's dominant feature and is attached to the dashboard via a tongue-and-groove joint. It also encapsulates the engine ... «Gizmag, Dec 04»

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