knife edge

noun

the cutting edge of a knife.

anything very sharp.

a wedge on the fine edge of which a scale beam, pendulum, or the like, balances or oscillates.

Origin of knife edge

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby knife edge

knickpoint, Knies, Kniest syndrome, knife, knife box, knife edge, knife-edged, knife grinder, knifeman, knife pleat, knifepoint

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Example sentences from the Web for knife edge

This includes the case of a compound pendulum in which the knife-edge is replaced by a cylindrical pin.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various
The plane of the knife-edge wheel r is therefore always parallel to DB.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
He had hunted mountain sheep and imagined sun and frost had worn the rocks to something like a knife-edge.
Northwest!|Harold Bindloss
A touch of a knife-edge to the rope, and the girl would be saved.
Out of the Depths|Robert Ames Bennet

A keen wind which cut like a knife-edge blew steadily down from the highlands behind us.
On the Mexican Highlands|William Seymour Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for knife edge

knife edge

noun

the sharp cutting edge of a knife

any sharp edge

a sharp-edged wedge of hard material on which the beam of a balance pivots or about which a pendulum is suspended

a critical point in the development of a situation, process of making a decision, etc

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单词	knife edge
释义	knife edge noun the cutting edge of a knife. anything very sharp. a wedge on the fine edge of which a scale beam, pendulum, or the like, balances or oscillates. Origin of knife edge First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby knife edge knickpoint, Knies, Kniest syndrome, knife, knife box, knife edge, knife-edged, knife grinder, knifeman, knife pleat, knifepoint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for knife edge This includes the case of a compound pendulum in which the knife-edge is replaced by a cylindrical pin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8\|Various The plane of the knife-edge wheel r is therefore always parallel to DB. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4\|Various He had hunted mountain sheep and imagined sun and frost had worn the rocks to something like a knife-edge. Northwest!\|Harold Bindloss A touch of a knife-edge to the rope, and the girl would be saved. Out of the Depths\|Robert Ames Bennet A keen wind which cut like a knife-edge blew steadily down from the highlands behind us. On the Mexican Highlands\|William Seymour Edwards British Dictionary definitions for knife edge knife edge noun the sharp cutting edge of a knife any sharp edge a sharp-edged wedge of hard material on which the beam of a balance pivots or about which a pendulum is suspended a critical point in the development of a situation, process of making a decision, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to knife edge pleat, layer, convolution, corrugation, bend, cockle, gathering, ridge, overlap, ruck, crimp, ruffle, plication, ply, wrinkle, lap, furrow, circumvolution, gather, pucker
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knife edge

noun

Origin of knife edge

Words nearby knife edge

Example sentences from the Web for knife edge

British Dictionary definitions for knife edge

noun

Words related to knife edge