台 — meaning in English
tāi
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English meaning
- dais noun A raised platform, as at the front of a hall, used for a speaker, head table, or seat of honour.
- switchboard noun A panel or system used to connect and route telephone calls.
- vault noun A strong, secure room, especially one used to store money, valuables, or important records.
Senses
台 is used for these senses in English:
- dais A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]
- switchboard (telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
- vault (gymnastics) A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.
- vault (often, figurative) Any archive of past content.
switchboard — full definition
- noun A panel or system used to connect and route telephone calls.
- noun A large piece of equipment that distributes electrical power to multiple circuits.