Holonym: center drill (combined drill and countersink)
Source: wiktionary
Countersink
Synonyms for "countersink" (46 found)
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9 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- фрезенк noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
Finnish
2 entries- upotusreikä noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- upottaa verb (to create a conical recess)
French
1 entries- fraisure noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
German
4 entries- Ansenkung noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- Senkbohrung noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- ansenken verb (to create a conical recess)
- versenken verb (to create a conical recess)
Hungarian
1 entries- süllyesztés noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
Italian
4 entries- accecatoio noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- accecatura noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- alesatura noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- svasatura noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
Macedonian
2 entries- впуст noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- впуштање verb (to create a conical recess)
Māori
2 entries- korotiwha noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- korotiwha verb (to create a conical recess)
Portuguese
1 entries- rebaixar verb (to create a conical recess)
Spanish
2 entries- avellanado noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- avellanar verb (to create a conical recess)
Turkish
2 entries- havşa noun (a conical recess machined around a hole)
- havşa açmak verb (to create a conical recess)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
to countersink a hole for a screw
Source: wiktionary
to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork
Source: wiktionary
I countersank into the locust just enough to make the nailhead flush.
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