Biscuit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000567",
  "term": "Biscuit",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A small, oval-shaped, compressed wood wafer, typically made from beech, used in joinery to align and strengthen butt joints. It is inserted into corresponding slots cut by a biscuit joiner in the mating pieces of wood. When glue is applied, the biscuit swells, creating a tight and strong connection.",
  "synonyms": [
    "dowel",
    "finger joint",
    "glue strip",
    "spline"
  ],
  "subject": "Woodworking",
  "see_also": [
    "dowel",
    "finger joint",
    "glue strip",
    "spline",
    "tang",
    "biscuit firing"
  ],
  "references": [
    "biscuit Definition & Meaning (Merriam-Webster)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Holzlamelle",
    "es": "galleta",
    "fr": "biscuit"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/biscuit/"
}