(v. t.) To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat, under Key.
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Keyway
Definition:
(n.) See Key way, under Key.
Example Sentences:
(1) The test groups were made up of the following designs: controls without an antirotational feature, keyway form, coronal flare form, auxiliary pin form, a cervical collar form, and included a tapered post group.
(2) Keyways were not required in any of the prostheses.
(3) However, space limitations may require overreduction of the preparation or overcontouring of the retainer to place the keyway within the retainer wall.
(4) The question as to whether keyways are necessary for the function of such devices is discussed.
(5) With this design, the key is attached to the distal surface of the mesial retainer in a dual-abutment fixed partial denture, and the keyway is incorporated in the mesial surface of the pontic.
(6) A fatigue fracture had started from an internal screw thread, near a keyway.