false bottom

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false bottom [¦fȯls ′bäd·əm]

(civil engineering)

A temporary bottom installed in a caisson to add to its buoyancy.

(metallurgy)

An insert put in either member of a die set to increase the strength and improve the life of the die.

(mining engineering)

A flat, hexagonal or cylindrical iron die upon which ore is crushed in a stamp mill.

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