English noun: crenel |
1. | crenel (shape) one 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.) |
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| Synonyms | crenation, crenature, crenelle, scallop |
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| Broader (hypernym) | curve, curved shape |
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2. | crenel (artifact) a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement |
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| Synonyms | crenelle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | space |
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| Part meronym | battlement, crenelation, crenellation |
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