keyway

English

Etymology

key +‎ way

Noun

keyway (plural keyways)

(dentistry) A slot into which a precision attachment (a key) is fitted.
The whole deep way the key has to go, the hollow or cavity.
A guide groove.
The recessed part of a keyed joint, a keyseat.

Translations

slot for a key

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German: ^{(please verify)} Schlitz (de) m, ^{(please verify)} Schlüsselloch (de) n
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the hollow for receiving the key

Catalan: osca (ca) f
Finnish: avaimenreikä (fi)
German: Schlüsselbartaufnahme f, Aussparung (de) f (broadly), Schlüsselsitz m

a guide groove

Finnish: ohjausura
German: Schlitz (de) m, Nut (de) f, Führungsrille f

the keyseat, a part of a keyed joint

Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} шпонков канал m (šponkov kanal)
Catalan: osca (ca) f
Finnish: kiilaura
German: Nut (de) f, Passfedernut f

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