Flanged railway wheel. A flange is an external or internal ridge, or rim (lip), for strength, as the flange of an iron beam such as an I-beam or a T-beam; or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc., or on the lens mount of a camera; or for a flange of a rail car or tram wheel.
noun, plural subtleties. 1. the state or quality of being subtle. 2. delicacy or nicety of character or meaning. 3. acuteness or penetration of mind; delicacy of discrimination. 4. a fine-drawn distinction; refinement of reasoning: the subtleties of logic.
A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound: he was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect. More example sentences. Synonyms. 1  It's not a point of view I've ever heard before, and I may not entirely have got the subtler nuances of it. 2  In short, he's learning subtle nuances. So, yes, they talk around the edges-nuancing this, quibbling with that-as they search for an edge in an election year. 2  Of course, a âblanket banâ on drinking on public transport will be nuanced much like the smoking ban was.