KNIFE-EDGE


Meaning of KNIFE-EDGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnīf-ˌej ]

noun

Date: 1818

1. : a sharp wedge of steel or other hard material used as a fulcrum for a lever beam in a precision instrument

2. : a sharp narrow knifelike edge

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.