(n.) A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head.
(n.) A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal to the axis; -- used for enlarging a hole, or for forming a flat-bottomed recess at its mouth.
(v. t.) To form a counterbore in, by boring, turning, or drilling; to enlarge, as a hole, by means of a counterbore.
Example Sentences:
Countersinking
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Countersink
Example Sentences:
(1) Countersinking implants in extraction sites was critical; labial bone implant defects should be grafted with particulate HA.
(2) Screws will give a firm hold though you’ll need to pre-drill a hole with the 2mm drill bit and countersink the hole for a flush finish.
(3) With countersinking 55% of the 2.7 mm and 27% of the 2.0 mm screws had no threads engaged in the buccal cortical plate.
(4) Conical countersink showed plastic deformations of an average of 1300 N whereas with spherical countersink they did not occur at the same load.
(5) In case of bone cysts and thin corticalis they should provide further support against countersinking.
(6) The percussive patterning of the words serves to reinforce their meaning and to countersink them within the memory.
(7) After reaching the load of 2000 N and keeping the deformation constant we saw a significantly stronger reduction of force with the conical countersink then with the spherical type.
(8) You will need : Talc or chalk Drill 2mm and countersink wood bits 4mm x 50mm countersunk slothead screws Screwdriver Floorboard brads Hammer Punch 1) First lift any coverings there may be on top (carpets, vinyl etc).
(9) In vitro examinations on deformation and relaxation were carried out on cortical countersink of different geometry under a compression load of up to 2000 N through a screw head.
(10) As far as fracture fixation is concerned a smaller postoperative reduction of screw force can be expected if applying a cortical screw with a spherical head in a spherical countersink.