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ключ — meaning in English

klyuch

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English meaning

  • key noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
  • keystone noun The central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that locks the other stones in place.
  • keyword noun An important word used to represent or search for a topic, especially online.
  • oarlock noun A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.
  • peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
  • rowlock noun A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.
  • signature noun A person's name written by their own hand, used to confirm identity or approval.
  • spanner noun A hand tool used to grip and turn nuts and bolts (called a "wrench" in American English).
  • switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.

Senses

ключ is used for these senses in English:

  • clef (music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • key A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
  • key In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
  • key (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
  • keystone (architecture) The top stone of an arch.
  • keyword (cryptography) Any word#Noun used as the key to a code.
  • oarlock (nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.
  • peg One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

key — full definition

  1. noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
  2. noun The single most important factor or step needed to achieve something.
  3. noun One of the buttons pressed to type on a keyboard or play a musical instrument.
  4. noun A short guide listing what the symbols, colours, or abbreviations on a map, chart, or test mean.
  5. noun In music, the set of related notes a piece is built around, giving it its overall tonal centre.

keystone — full definition

  1. noun The central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that locks the other stones in place.
  2. noun The central element that everything else depends on or is built around.

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