Flange vs. Shouldered — What's the Difference?

A flange is a protruded ridge, lip or rim, either external or internal, that serves to increase strength (as the flange of an iron beam such as an I-beam or a T-beam); for easy attachment/transfer of contact force with another object (as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc., or on the lens mount of a camera); or for stabilizing and guiding the movements of a machine or its parts (as the inside flange of a rail car or tram wheel, which keep the wheels from running off the rails). The term "flange" is also used for a kind of tool used to form flanges.

The joint connecting the arm with the torso.

A protruding rim, edge, rib, or collar, as on a wheel or a pipe shaft, used to strengthen an object, hold it in place, or attach it to another object.

The part of the human body between the neck and upper arm.

A wide edge on a pillow, placemat, or other fabric object, especially a piece of fabric or ribbon extending from the outer seam.

The joint of a vertebrate animal that connects the forelimb to the trunk.

An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

The part of an animal near this joint.

The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.

Often shoulders The area of the back from one shoulder to the other.

(RPG) An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.

A cut of meat including the joint of the foreleg and adjacent parts.

The vulva.

The portion of a garment that covers the shoulder.

The collective noun for a group of baboons.

The angle between the face and flank of a bastion in a fortification.

The electronic sound distortion produced by a flanger.

The area between the body and neck of a bottle or vase.

(intransitive) To be bent into a flange.

The end surface of a board from which a tenon projects.

To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange; to bend (esp. sheet metal) in the form of a flange.

(Printing) The flat surface on the body of type that extends beyond the letter or character.

To mix two copies of together, one delayed by a very short, slowly varying time.

The edge or border running on either side of a roadway.

An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc.

To carry or place (a burden, for example) on a shoulder or on the shoulders.

A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe.

To take on; assume

To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.

To push or apply force to with a shoulder

To be bent into a flange.

To make (one's way) by shoving one's shoulders.

A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

To push with a shoulder.

To make one's way by shoving one's shoulders.

Simple past tense and past participle of shoulder

(in combination) Having or pertaining to (a specific kind of) shoulders.

Having shoulders; - used in composition; as, a broad-shouldered man.

Having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form;