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knife-edge

Used other than as an idiom: the edge of a knife.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'knife-edge':

knife-edgeA piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
knife-edgeA precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.
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