O-RING


Meaning of O-RING in English

/oh"ring'/ , n.

a ring of pliable material, as rubber or neoprene, used as a gasket: the failure of an O-ring caused the explosion that destroyed the space shuttle Challenger in 1986.

[ 1945-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .