countersink
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
countersink (plural countersinks)
- a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
Translations[edit]
a conical recess machined around a hole
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Verb[edit]
countersink (third-person singular simple present countersinks, present participle countersinking, simple past countersank or countersunk, past participle countersunk)
- (transitive) To create such a conical recess.
- to countersink a hole for a screw
- (transitive, intransitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
- to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork
- 2010, Larry Pardey, Details of Classic Boat Construction, pages 7-30:
- I countersank into the locust just enough to make the nailhead flush.
Translations[edit]
to create a conical recess