half-lap

ˈhɑːfˌlæp

Definition

Definition of half-lap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

race distance

Rare

distance equal to half the length of a lap

Rare

She finished the half-lap in record time.

woodworking joint

TECH.

joint where two pieces overlap after cutting half thickness

TECH.

The frame uses a half-lap for extra strength.

lap joint

Adjective

woodworking joint

TECH.

having parts overlapped by removing half their thickness

TECH.

The frame uses half-lap corners for extra strength.

notched

rebated

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joint where two pieces overlap after cutting half thickness

Origin of half-lap

English, half (part) + lap (circuit)

Examples of half-lap in a sentence

He led the race at the half-lap mark.
The shelves are joined with a half-lap.
He learned to make a half-lap in shop class.
The half-lap joint fits perfectly in the shelf.
We used half-lap beams for the table legs.

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French:la moitié d'un tour, à mi-bois, ...
German:halbe Runde, halbverzapft, ...
Italian:mezza tornata, a mezzo incastro, ...
Spanish:media vuelta, superpuesto, ...
Portuguese:meia volta, em meia-madeira, ...
Chinese:半圈距离, 半搭接的, ...
Japanese:半ラップ, 半かぶせの, ...
Arabic:نَصْف لَفَّة, نِصْف مُتَرَاكِب, ...
Hebrew:חֲצִי הַקָּפָה, מְחוּבָּר בַּחֲצִי חֲפִיפָה, ...
Russian:половина круга, полусоединённый, ...
Ukrainian:півколо, напівнакладний, ...
Hindi:आधा लैप, आधा-लैप वाला, ...
Bengali:অর্ধ ল্যাপ, অর্ধেক-ল্যাপ, ...
Catalan:mitja volta, de mitja unió, ...
Czech:půlkolo, přeplátovaný, ...
Danish:halv omgang, halvforbindelses-, ...
Dutch:halve ronde, halfhout, ...
Greek:μισός γύρος, με ημιεπικάλυψη, ...
Hungarian:félkör, fél-lapolt, ...
Khmer:ពាក់កណ្តាលមួយជុំ, មានផ្នែកពីរត្រួតគ្នា ដោយកាត់កម្រាស់ចេញពាក់កណ្តាលពីផ្នែកនីមួយៗ, ...
Korean:반 바퀴, 반턱의, ...
Persian:نصف دور, نیم‌همپوش, ...
Polish:półokrążenie, półwpustowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):meia-volta, em meia-madeira, ...
Romanian:jumătate de tur, cu îmbinare în jumătate de grosime, ...
Swedish:halvvarv, fog där delar överlappar med halva tjockleken borttagen, ...
Thai:ครึ่งรอบ, ครึ่งซ้อน, ...
Turkish:yarım tur mesafesi, yarım üst üste bindirilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:nửa vòng đua, chồng một nửa, ...

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