The act or process of forming a seam or joint. / (fishing) The cord or rope at the margin of a seine, to which the meshes of the net are attached.

plural of seaming

(geology) A stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.

(construction) A splice or seam made in the field (not factory) where overlapping sheets are joined together using an adhesive, splicing tape, or heat or solvent welding.

(roofing) a metal panel profile featuring a step-down profile that runs perpendicular to the slope of the roof.

(roofing) A type of seam between adjacent sheets of metal roofing material made by turning up the edges of two adjacent panels and then folding or interlocking them in a variety of ways.

plural of standing seam

A women's stocking having seams up the back, formerly common but now generally worn for effect.

plural of seam allowance

(sewing) The part of the material or fabric added to the dimensions of a sewing pattern outside the seam.