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honeycomb in Finnish

honeycomb in Finnish

hunajakenno
noun
(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
noun
(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
noun
(countable, geometry) A space-filling packing of polytopes in three- or higher-dimensional space.
huokonen
noun
(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
noun
(chiefly, aviation) Material manufactured with small hollow cells, sometimes sandwiched between two flat sheets, which is used to make light, stiff structural components.
hunaja
noun
(countable, figurative) Something resembling honeycomb in sweetness; hence, something desirable or pleasant.
koristaa kennokuviolla
verb
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
verb
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
verb
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
verb
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
verb
(architecture) To ornament (a ceiling) with honeycomb work (see noun sense 2.4).
porautua
verb
To bore cavities or tunnels inside (something).
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