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Gasket vs Gusset - What's the difference?

gasket | gusset |

As nouns the difference between gasket and gusset

is that gasket is any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression while gusset is a small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.

gasket

English

(wikipedia gasket)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
  • A material which may be clamped between faces and acts as a static seal. Gaskets may be cut, formed, or molded to the desired configuration.
  • Any of a wide variety of seals or packings used between matched machine parts or around pipe joints to prevent the escape of a gas or fluid.
  • See also

    * blow a gasket, bust a gasket

    gusset

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gousset

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.
  • A small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the elbows, under the shoulders, and behind the knees.
  • (machinery) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
  • (heraldiccharge) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
  • (roofing) A large flat metal piece wider than the valley to help prevent build-up at the base of the valley, either from debris or ice dam formations.
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