honeycomb in Finnish
honeycomb in Finnish is hunajakenno, kenno, huokonen — honeycomb means to riddle something with small holes or tunnels, as bees do with a hive.
honeycomb in Finnish
hunajakenno
(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
kenno
(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
hunajakenno
(countable, geometry) A space-filling packing of polytopes in three- or higher-dimensional space.
huokonen
(archaic) A defect in a material (especially metal) where small holes are present; specifically (construction) , a defect in concrete consisting of numerous voids resulting from the failure of mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles.
kennosto
hunaja
(countable, figurative) Something resembling honeycomb in sweetness; hence, something desirable or pleasant.
koristaa kennokuviolla
To riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
koristaa stalaktiittiholvein
To riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
rei'ittää
To riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
reikiintyä
To riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
koristaa stalaktiittiholvein
(architecture) To ornament (a ceiling) with honeycomb work (see noun sense 2.4).
porautua
To bore cavities or tunnels inside (something).
What does "honeycomb" mean?
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verb To riddle something with small holes or tunnels, as bees do with a hive.
"Years of erosion had honeycombed the cliff face with small caves."
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verb To weaken something gradually from within.
"Corruption had honeycombed the entire department long before it was exposed."
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honeycomb in a sentence
- Years of erosion had honeycombed the cliff face with small caves.
- Corruption had honeycombed the entire department long before it was exposed.
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What is "honeycomb" in Finnish?
"honeycomb" in Finnish is hunajakenno, kenno, huokonen. honeycomb means: To riddle something with small holes or tunnels, as bees do with a hive.
How do you use "honeycomb" in a sentence?
Example: "Years of erosion had honeycombed the cliff face with small caves." In Finnish, "honeycomb" is hunajakenno, kenno, huokonen.
Are there other ways to say "honeycomb" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 10 translations listed for "honeycomb": hunajakenno, kenno, huokonen, kennosto, hunaja, koristaa kennokuviolla.
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