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sagbend

noun

Etymology

From sag + bend.

  1. derived from *bʰendʰ-✻ — “to bind, tie”
  2. inherited from *bandijaną✻ — “to bend”
  3. inherited from *bandijan✻
  4. inherited from bendan — “to bind or bend (a bow), fetter, restrain”
  5. inherited from benden
  6. compounded as sagbend — “sag + bend”

Definitions

  1. The portion of a pipeline from the inflection point at the end of an overbend to the…

    The portion of a pipeline from the inflection point at the end of an overbend to the point where the pipe rests directly on the lower surface.

    • The bending stress in the sagbend region is also caused by pipeline curvature.
    • Local buckling is most likely to occur in either the overbend or sagbend regions.
    • Increase in barge tension (at top or residual tension) would reduce the pipeline's curvature in the overbend and sagbend regions.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sagbend. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA