countersink

Meaning

Noun

1. A conical recess, typically machined at the mouth of a hole to admit a screw (with a matching taper) so that the screw sits flush with a surface.
2. The cutter used to cut such a recess. (Also used, at less depth, for edge-breaking/deburring.)

Verb

1. (transitive) To create such a conical recess.
2. (ambitransitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.

Synonyms

set

countersink bit

counterbore

recess

souse

dip

mortice

plunge

punch

👊

sheathe

sink

submerge

submerse

spotfacer

countersunk

dig

douse

imbed

immerse

Translations

versenken

accecatoio

ansenken

svasare

avellanar

havşa açmak

escarear

fresare

Ansenkung

Senkbohrung

accecare

Spitzsenker

Loch ausfräsen

spitzsenken

Profilsenker

Etymology

From counter- + sink.