tenon

[US]/'tenən/
[UK]/ˈtɛnən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a projection on the end of a piece of wood used for joining it to another piece by fitting into a corresponding mortise
vt. to join or fasten securely by means of a tenon
Word Forms
Present Participletenoning
Past Tensetenoned
Pluraltenons
Past Participletenoned

Phrases & Collocations

mortise and tenon

tenon and mortise

Example Sentences

a mortice and tenon joint

to join by a tenon and mortise

a mortise-and-tenon joint; flexible joints.

The circuit defects of the tenoner in our company were analyzed.

But their surfaces bear witness to homely labor: Topping the tallest stone, once part of a trilithon, is a tenon—half of a mortise-and-tenon joint borrowed from woodworking.

This paper focuses on the design method of firtree tenon/mortise, the three-tooth firtree joint model is established with parametric method by UG software.

Chambon &Guilliet manufacturers of woodworking machines: single ended tenoner, bandsaw, jointer,...

Manufacturing of woodworking machines: tenoning machines, planers, straightening machines, strip...

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