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knife-edge meaning in Tamil

கத்திவிளிம்பு

knife-edge in Tamil: கத்திவிளிம்பு. In English, knife-edge means a small piece of metal, usually steel, sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the fulcrum of a pendulum, scalebeam, or other piece required to oscillate with minimal friction.

Tamil words for knife-edge

கத்திவிளிம்பு

English meaning of knife-edge

  1. noun A small piece of metal, usually steel, sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the fulcrum of a pendulum, scalebeam, or other piece required to oscillate with minimal friction.
  2. noun A precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.
  3. noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the edge of a knife.

Full definition of knife-edge

knife-edge in a sentence

  • The game was on a knife-edge.

Questions about knife-edge in Tamil

What is the meaning of knife-edge in Tamil?
Knife-edge in Tamil is கத்திவிளிம்பு.
knife-edge என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Knife-edge: கத்திவிளிம்பு.
What does knife-edge mean in English?
Knife-edge means a small piece of metal, usually steel, sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the fulcrum of a pendulum, scalebeam, or other piece required to oscillate with minimal friction.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: knife-edge (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: knife-edge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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