keyway

English

Etymology

From key +‎ way.

Noun

keyway (plural keyways)

1. (dentistry) A slot into which a precision attachment (a key) is fitted.
2. The whole deep way the key has to go, the hollow or cavity.
3. A guide groove.
5. (mechanical) The recessed part of a keyed joint, in which the key resides.

   Near-synonyms: keyseat, groove

7. The groove within a modern lock that the key slides into; any lock's keyhole.

Translations

slot for a key

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Esperanto: please add this translation if you can French: please add this translation if you can German: (please verify) Schlitz (de) m, (please verify) Schlüsselloch (de) n Japanese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can

the hollow for receiving the key

Catalan: osca (ca) f Finnish: avaimenreikä (fi) German: Schlüsselbartaufnahme f, Aussparung (de) f (broadly), Schlüsselsitz m

a guide groove

Finnish: ohjausura German: Schlitz (de) m, Nut (de) f, Führungsrille f

the keyseat, a part of a keyed joint

Bulgarian: (please verify) шпонков канал m (šponkov kanal) Catalan: osca (ca) f Finnish: kiilaura German: Nut (de) f, Passfedernut f