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Splines

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slatnounA thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
groovesnoun(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
ribsalt=Beef ribs on a smoker grill|thumb|225x225px|Beef ribs on a smoker grill
serrationsnoun(countable) A set of teeth or notches.
slitsnounA narrow cut or opening; a slot.
slotsnounA narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.
chamfersnounAn obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
handwheelnoun(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
flangesnounAn external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
pintlenoun(nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
keywaysnounThe groove within a modern lock that the key slides into; any lock's keyhole.
aerofoilnounBritish standard form of airfoil. [A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.]
detentsnounThat which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
piston rodnounA rod or bar in an engine that connects a piston to a crosshead.
dihedralnoun(aeronautics) The upward slope of an aircraft's wing
airfoilsnounA wing of an aircraft.
sheavenounA wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.
pushrodsnoun(automotive) A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head.
nosepiecenounThe bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.
fletchingnounThe process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.

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