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
- noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
- noun The single most important factor or step needed to achieve something.
- noun One of the buttons pressed to type on a keyboard or play a musical instrument.
- noun A short guide listing what the symbols, colours, or abbreviations on a map, chart, or test mean.
- noun In music, the set of related notes a piece is built around, giving it its overall tonal centre.
keystone — full definition
- noun The central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that locks the other stones in place.
- noun The central element that everything else depends on or is built around.