seam

Noun

seam (plural seams)

1. A folded back and stitched piece of fabric.
2. A suture.
3. A thin stratum, especially of coal or mineral.
4. (cricket) The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
5. An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
6. An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.
   • 1952: As white glass was 6s. the "seam", containing 24 "weys" (pise, or pondera) of 5 lb., and 2 1/2 lb. was reckoned sufficient to make one foot of glazing, the cost of glass would be 1 1/2d. leaving 2 1/2d. for labour. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 175.

4 letters in word "seam": A E M S.

Anagrams of seam:

• maes

• mase

• mesa

• same

Words found within seam:

ae am as ea eas em ems es ma mae mas me mes sae sam sea sma

• Definitions:
• joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces wrinkle: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" put together with a seam; "seam a dress" a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"
• Seam is a style of sewing.
• Seam was an indie rock band active from 1991 to 1999, led by Sooyoung Park, former frontman of Bitch Magnet. Park currently plays in Ee.
• Layer of coal
• The stitching around the circumference of the ball.
• a rise on a piece of glass caused by the minute crack between the two parts of a mold. Seam is the same as mold mark.
• line formed by joining two edges, as in: Every seam bulged when he tried on his old army uniform.
• A crack or fissure in a rough quarry block.
• The junction line of metal that has passed through a hollow die, separated and rejoined at the exit point. Seams are present in all extruded hollows produced from the extrusion process and in many cases are not visible.
• Opal found in a layer rather than in nobbies.
• A layer or bed of coal sandwiched between layers of other types of rock
• The line along which two pieces of sheet flooring are joined.
• According to Federal Spec 751a entitled "Stitches, Seams & Stitchings", a seam is a series of stitches used to join two or more plies of fabric together. (Download English .PDF Version of Seam Types.)
• DEFECT A CRACK ON THE SURFACE OF METAL THAT HAS BEEN CLOSED, BUT NOT WELDED. IT IS CAUSED IN CASTING OR WORKING.
• A sedimentary bed of coal interlayered with other sedimentary rocks.
• the line between two scutes
• (Fishing) A calm spot caused by an obstruction in a river such as a rock or log.
• A surface defect formed from blow holes in the ingot, non metallic inclusions, or stresses arising during the solid"ification stage. They appear as longitudinal discontinuities in the bar.
• a layer or stratum, especially of a mineral; bed. [AHDOS]
• stands for Socio-Economic Approach to Management. SEAM is defined as a method for diagnosing hidden costs and untapped revenue potential that through researcher-intervention with organization members can lead to a healthier relation between Socio dysfunctions (in working conditions, work ...
• A joint between 2 adjacent slabs of countertop material. Seams function as control joints in brittle materials such as granite or concrete.
• a horizontal layer of opal in the ground. Opal is often found by miners by following a 'seam'. Very thin seam is known as 'trace'.
• The back of an envelope where it is glued together. Center Seam - on an Open End Catalog or Booklet where the seam runs down the middle of the back; Side Seam - on an Open End Catalog or Booklet where the seam is on the side of the envelope.

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