lap joints
lap joints is the plural of lap joint.
Meaning of lap joint
Noun
lap joint (plural lap joints)
- A joint made by securing together two overlapping pieces
- There is, however, a most important and peculiar element of strength in the ordinary lap-joints for circular seams, as distinguished from straight seams, in the circumstance that the circular lap-joint cannot possibly be distorted like the straight lap-joint, under extreme tension1858 November 27, “Recent Practice in the Locomotive Engine”, in Sholto Percy, editor, Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Science, Arts, and Manufactures, volume 69, London: Knight and Lacey, page 512
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- What is lap joints the plural of?
- Lap joints is the plural of lap joint.
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