| NOUN | state | echelon | status in a society or organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| group | echelon | a body of troops arranged in a line | |
| artifact | echelon | a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset |
| Sounds | eh'shahlaa.n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Meaning | Status in a society or organization. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the upper echelon" | |
| Broader | status, position | The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
| Meaning | A body of troops arranged in a line. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | military unit, military force, military group, force | A unit that is part of some military service |
| Spanish | escalón | |
| Meaning | A diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | diffraction grating, grating | optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it |
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