| dowel |
a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
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| dowel crown |
an artificial crown that replaces the entire coronal portion of a tooth and is retained by a dowel extending into a filled root canal.
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| dowel |
a short, round or square length of metal used to attach and prevent movement and displacement of wooden, stone, concrete, or metal pieces when placed in a hole in their contact surfaces. Dowels generally resist shear forces, but footing dowels in reinforced concrete walls and columns resist bending forces. See also drift bolt
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| dowel |
A wood pin frequently used to join two pieces of wood. The dowel fits into holes drilled in each piece; this creates a dowel joint.
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| dowel |
Headless pin of metal or wood which fits into a corresponding hole on another piece, forming a joint fastening them together.
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