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embrasure

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \im-ˈbrā-zhər\
    • /ɪmˈbreɪʒə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \im-ˈbrā-zhər\

Definitions of embrasure word

  • noun embrasure (architecture, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement. 1
  • noun embrasure an opening or indentation, as in a battlement, for shooting through 0
  • noun embrasure an opening forming a door or window, having splayed sides that increase the width of the opening in the interior 0
  • noun embrasure an opening (for a door, window, etc.), esp. one with the sides slanted so that it is wider on the inside than on the outside 0
  • noun embrasure an opening (in a wall or parapet) with the sides slanting outward to increase the angle of fire of a gun 0
  • noun embrasure The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside. 0
See all 7 definitions of embrasure

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Parts of speech for Embrasure

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Embrasure

embrasure popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

embrasure usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for embrasure

noun embrasure

  • chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
  • depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
  • scrape — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
  • incision — a cut, gash, or notch.
  • indentation — a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations.
All 52 Synonyms of embrasure

Antonyms for embrasure

noun embrasure

  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
  • closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
  • misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
  • solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
All 6 Antonyms of embrasure

Top questions with embrasure

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  • what is an embrasure?

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