gasket

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps from Middle French garcette (“gasket”), from Old French garce (“young woman”), feminization of garçon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡæs.kɪt/ === Noun === gasket (plural gaskets) (sailing) A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place. (mechanics) Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression. A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration. Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ガスケット (gasuketto) → Korean: 개스켓 (gaeseuket) → Plautdietsch: Gaskett ==== Translations ==== === Verb === gasket (third-person singular simple present gaskets, present participle gasketing, simple past and past participle gasketed) To fit a gasket To seal with a gasket === References === === Further reading === gasket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Northern Sami == === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkasːkeh(t)/ === Verb === gasket inflection of gaskit: third-person plural present indicative second-person singular past indicative second-person plural imperative