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knurled

knurled

1 8.4
A surface with small raised lines or bumps to help you hold it
  • adjective
  • /nɜrld/
  • Specialized
: estriado
  • As I said, the cases are aircraft grade aluminium with a nice knurled grip there so they don't slip out of your hand too much.

Examples

  • And then we went for these knurled, I think it's called knurled handles and the paint colour is called James and it's from the Little Green Paint Company.

  • He adjusted the settings using the knurled knob, which provided a better grip.

  • So this has a knurled thing here on the ratchet.

  • A rod came out of the top of the central sphere, with a knurled disc on top of that.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • And you put a little bit of pressure on it with the knurled nuts and oh, I'm, oh, it just unwounded.

  • You tighten this nut, tighten this knurled nut, and now it doesn't move.

  • Actually I'm going to be using vice grips to tighten up these knurled fittings like this because I cannot risk a leak.

  • Don't ask about those brass and knurled things because I was a math undergrad and EECS grad student.

  • The toolbox has a knurled handle, making it easier to grip while working.

  • The camera features a knurled shutter button, allowing photographers to take precise shots.

Synonyms

textured
vsknurled
17 4.1

Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth

refers specifically to small bumps or lines to improve grip
knobby
vsknurled
5 5.8

Something that has small rounded bumps like a potato

is composed of smaller bumps or lines designed for grip
ridged
vsknurled
3 5.0

Having raised lines or bands on the surface like a coin edge

focuses on many small bumps or lines made to aid grip
pebbled
vsknurled
2 4.6

A surface covered in many small round bumps like tiny stones

is more about small bumps or lines that increase grip
knobbed
vsknurled
1 7.6

Having many small round lumps on the surface

involves finer bumps or lines aimed at improving handling
grippy
vsknurled
1 5.0

Having a surface that stops slipping and gives a good hold

describes small bumps or lines mainly to help holding
reeded
vsknurled
1 7.2

A surface that has raised parallel lines used for decoration or better grip

is about small bumps or lines made to improve grip
nubbled
vsknurled
1 9.1

A surface with small raised bumps like a rough sweater

is formed of small bumps or lines meant to improve hold
coarse-textured
vsknurled
1 4.9

Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy

uses small regular bumps or lines specifically to improve grip
nobby
vsknurled
  • UK
1 8.4

Having small rounded lumps on the surface that you can feel

uses finer small bumps or lines intended to aid grip

How Textured

rough
144 1.0
knurled
  • Specialized
1 8.4
textured
17 4.1
smooth
224 1.0

Surface Forms

knurled positive

Morphology

knurled = knurl (transparent) = knurl + ed

The adjective 'knurled' is clearly derived from the noun 'knurl' with the addition of the suffix '-ed', indicating a surface covered with small ridges or bumps.

Etymology

Knurled comes from the old word knurl, which meant a small 'knob' or 'bump'. So a knurled handle or knob has many tiny bumps or ridges to make it easier to hold.