| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb miter.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (miter) | 1. Bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint.[Wordnet]. 2. Confer a miter on (a bishop).[Wordnet]. 3. Fit together in a miter joint.[Wordnet]. 4. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: mitering, mitered, miters, miterer, miterers, miteringly and miteredly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "MITERING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: miter
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] A sacerdotal ornament worn on the head by bishops and certain abbots, on solemn occasions.. | 2: [Noun] In architecture, an angle of 45 degrees.. | 3: [Noun] In Irish history, a sort of base money or coin.. | 4: [Noun] Figuratively, the dignity of bishops or abbots.. | 5: [Verb] To adorn with a miter.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Technology | In hand bookbinding, to bring materials together at an angle (usually 45 degrees) along a straight line without overlap, as in folding the leather or cloth covering material over the edges of the boards at the corners toward the inside, and pasting it down before the endpapers are applied. Also refers to the joint formed by fitting together two pieces beveled at an angle along a straight line. Also spelled mitre. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] To finish a material at an angle, frequently 45 degrees, such that it will fit up tightly against another piece of material, as with a picture frame. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: miter
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Miter box | 1: (Carp. & Print.), an apparatus for guiding a handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp., a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its upright sides, for guides. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: Hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Miter dovetail | (Carp.), a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Miter gauge | (Carp.), a gauge for determining the angle of a miter. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Miter joint | Joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Miter joint | It is also done in pipe work, to take ducts around a corner, or in pipe organs, to fit a large bass pipe into a small space.[http://pipeorgan.org/service/manuals/tonal/pipe2.html] (The same cut is used to shape of the resonators of certain reed ranks—e.g. see [http://www.ashtonorgan.wanadoo.co.uk/ashton_organ/about/images/great_ranks.jpg Great ranks] and [http://www.ashtonorgan.wanadoo.co.uk/ashton_organ/about/images/pedal_reeds.jpg Pedal reeds] of [http://www.ashtonorgan.wanadoo.co.uk/ashton_organ/index.shtml Ashton Hall organ]—but only the other kind are called "mitered pipes". And, "mitered pipes" are sometimes constructed without miter cuts. (references) | ||
| Miter mushroom | A helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Miter saw | A miter saw (also called mitre saw) is a tool used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece. (references) | ||
| Miter shell | (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells of the genus Mitra . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Miter square | (Carp.), a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45[deg], for striking lines on stuff to be mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any angle. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Miter wheels | A pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter, adapted for working together, usually with their axes at right angles. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| The Miter | The Miter is a school news paper published by the students of Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, Wa. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: miter
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Miter cutter | Occupations | Engraves monograms, coats of arms, and ornamental designs on glass and glassware, using copper, steel, or stone wheels: Traces or sketches design on glass or glassware, using stencil and china-marking pencil, chalk, or brush pen. Mounts wheel of specified size and miter on lathe. Pours water in pans beneath abrasive cutting wheel to cool wheel and prevent dust when grinding glass. Starts lathe and holds glass or glassware against outer edge of wheel, twisting and turning article so that wheel will grind glass according to marked design. May originate and suggest designs to customer or management. May dress and shape cutting wheels by holding dressing stone against rotating wheel. May brush or smear abrasive on cutting wheel. May polish engravings, using felt and cork wheels. May be designated according to type of wheel used as Steel-Wheel Engraver (glass prod.). (references) | |
| Miter gates | Energy | Vertical, gates which form the openings of navigation locks; these gates consist of two swinging leaves and close at the center. (references) | |
| Miter gear | Mining | See: bevel gear. (references) | |
| Miter grinder operator | Occupations | Sets up and operates machine to cut mitered or rectangular grooves in flat glass articles, such as mirrors, counter dividers, or shelves: Installs grinding (cutting) wheels according to specifications, using wrench. Sets guide rails according to width of glass, using ruler and screwdriver. Clamps stop on end of table to hold glass in position. Positions glass against stop and guide rail and starts machine. Turns valve to start flow of coolant against grinding wheel. Depresses pedal to lower wheel to surface of glass. Pushes lever to move glass and table under grinding wheel. Observes grinding process and feels cut to determine if groove is being cut to specified depth. Turns handwheel to adjust weight or pressure of grinding wheel on workpiece. (references) | |
| Miter joint | Transportation | A joint made by cutting the pipe at an angle, then joined together. 49 CFR 192.233 provides guidelines for miter joints in steel pipelines. (references) | |
| Miter sill | Energy | The underwater concrete sill across the openings in the upper and lower lock chamber that the movable lock gates close on. The depth over these cells exceeds project depth and is registered on the several gages within the lock chamber. (references) | |
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