HyperDic: crenelle

English > 2 senses of the word crenelle:
NOUNshapecrenelle, scallop, crenation, crenature, crenelone of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
artifactcrenelle, crenela notch or open / open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
English > crenelle: 2 senses > noun 1, shape
MeaningOne of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.).
Synonymsscallop, crenation, crenature, crenel
Broadercurve, curved shapeThe trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Spanishcrenación, crenature
Catalancrenación, crenature
English > crenelle: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA notch or open / open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement.
Synonymcrenel
Part ofbattlement, crenelation, crenellationA rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps / gaps for firing arrows or guns
BroaderspaceAn empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
Verbscrenelate, crenellatesupply with battlements

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