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knurled

knurled

8.4
A surface with small raised lines or bumps to help you hold it
  • adjective
  • /nɜrld/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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
13 4.1

Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth

refers specifically to small bumps or lines to improve grip
knobby
vsknurled
2 5.8

Something that has small rounded bumps like a potato

is composed of smaller bumps or lines designed for grip
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
pebbled
vsknurled
1 4.6

A surface covered in many small round bumps like tiny stones

is more about small bumps or lines that increase grip
ridged
vsknurled
1 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
reeded
vsknurled
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
9.1

A surface with small raised bumps like a rough sweater

is formed of small bumps or lines meant to improve hold
nobby
vsknurled
  • UK
8.4

Having small rounded lumps on the surface that you can feel

uses finer small bumps or lines intended to aid grip
knobbed
vsknurled
7.6

Having many small round lumps on the surface

involves finer bumps or lines aimed at improving handling
coarse-textured
vsknurled
4.9

Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy

uses small regular bumps or lines specifically to improve grip

How Textured

rough
164 1.0
knurled
  • Specialized
8.4
textured
13 4.1
smooth
256 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.