shimstock
shimstock noun: stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed.
Noun
shimstock (countable and uncountable, plural shimstocks)
- Stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed.
- They keep 1-thou and 2-thou shimstock handy when they're building these assemblies.
- Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work.
- They keep 8-micron and 12-micron shimstock handy when they're evaluating the occlusion.
shimstock meaning in Tamil
shimstock in Tamil
- சிம்புக்கையிருப்பு
Forms of shimstock
| plural | shimstocks |
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Origin of shimstock
From shim + stock.
Questions about shimstock
- What does shimstock mean?
- Shimstock means stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed.
- What is shimstock in Tamil?
- Shimstock in Tamil is சிம்புக்கையிருப்பு. See Shimstock meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is shimstock?
- Shimstock is a noun.
- What is the plural of shimstock?
- The plural of shimstock is shimstocks.
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