Complete Definition of "fillet"

English

Pronunciation
fĭ'lĭt, /�fɪlɪt/, /<tt>"fIlIt</tt>/

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Noun
en-noun

  1. (also filet) A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones have been removed.
  2. architecture A thin flat moulding/molding used as separation between larger mouldings.
  3. (clothing) A flat piece of cloth used as a headband esp. with a wimple.
  4. context|engineering|drafting|CAD A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

<!--Is this actually "fillet weld"?

  1. A type of weld that creates a rounded bead at an inside corner.

#: Place a fillet weld at the joint.
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Antonyms
(rounded inside edge): round

Translations
trans-top|strip of deboned meat or fish
Finnish: filee
French: filet m
German: Filet n
trans-mid
Spanish: filete m
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trans-top|mo(u)lding
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|rounded relief or cut
trans-mid
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<!--"fillet weld"?
trans-top|type of weld
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Derived terms
chicken fillet

Verb
en-verb<!--I think this might be US only - I suspect UK usage doubles the 't' - Paul G, 2005-08-09-->

  1. transitive To slice, bone or make into fillets.
  2. transitive To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to.

Synonyms
i-c|make into fillets bone, debone

Translations
trans-top|make into fillets
French: désosser
trans-mid
Italian: disossare
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trans-top|apply, etc, a rounded or filled corner to
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