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undercut

undercut

7.0
The material removed from under something when making a cut
  • noun
  • /ˈʌndərˌkʌt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : recorte
  • a deep undercut
  • an undercut cavity

Examples

  • It was nothing more than an undercut sandstone slab, but it would do.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The sheet metal surrounding the fastener deforms into an undercut beneath the fastener head.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The machine had a special undercut, and we used to put letterpress printing plates on them and run them as letterpress machines, or dry-offset, as we call it.

    Academic text (2016)

  • In carpentry, the worker had to carefully create an undercut to ensure the pieces fit together seamlessly.

  • The stonecutter made an undercut at the base of the statue to give it a more stable appearance.

  • For the bridge's support, engineers designed an undercut at the foundation to enhance its durability.

Synonyms

offcut
vsundercut
  • UK
5.5

A small leftover piece of material from cutting, like wood or fabric

is the part removed specifically by cutting from underneath rather than a general scrap

Antonyms

addition
293 1.4

The act of putting one thing with another

filling
1 2.4

Material used to put into a space to make it level or solid

How Much

to chunk
1 3.2
undercut
  • Specialized
7.0
offcut
  • UK
5.5
chip
130 2.1
shaving
  • Specialized
16 2.0

Surface Forms

undercut singular
undercuts plural

Morphology

undercut = cut (transparent) = under + cut

The noun meaning 'material removed by cutting from beneath' is directly derived from 'under' + 'cut'.

Etymology

Undercut comes from under 'below' and cut 'to cut'. It can also mean the bit of material that is removed from underneath something. So the undercut is the removed piece taken from below the surface.