Definition of Gasket. Meaning of Gasket. Synonyms of Gasket

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Definition of Gasket

Gasket
Gasket Gas"ket, n. [Cf. F. garcette, It. gaschetta, Sp. cajeta caburn, garceta reef point.] 1. (Naut.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket. 2. (Mech.) (a) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the steam engine and its pumps. (b) Any ring or washer of packing.

Meaning of Gasket from wikipedia

- A gasket is a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or more mating surfaces, generally to prevent leakage from or into the joined objects while...
- In an internal combustion engine, a head gasket provides the seal between the engine block and cylinder head(s). Its purpose is to seal the combustion...
- Sierpiński triangle (sometimes spelled Sierpinski), also called the Sierpiński gasket or Sierpiński sieve, is a fractal attractive fixed set with the overall...
- In mathematics, an Apollonian gasket or Apollonian net is a fractal generated by starting with a triple of circles, each tangent to the other two, and...
- to: Flange gasket, a type of gasket made to fit between two sections of pipe Head gasket, a gasket used in internal combustion engines Gasket (sailing)...
- Ratchet, Gasket, and their army of workers. Rodney and Bigweld immobilize the Super-Sweepers and defeat Ratchet, who accidentally kills Gasket by knocking...
- every existing internal combustion engine today. A gasket (rocker cover gasket, or valve cover gasket in the US and Canada) helps seal the joint between...
- In sailing, gaskets are lengths of rope or fabric used for reefing a sail, or hold a stowed sail in place. In modern use, the term is usually restricted...
- gasket Oil pan Oil pipe Oil pump Oil strainer Oil suction filter Catalytic converter Exhaust clamp and bracket Exhaust flange gasket Exhaust gasket Exhaust...
- also be used to make gaskets for mating surfaces. A suitable gasket material is held over the surface where a corresponding gasket is desired, and the...