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côté — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • by prep Near or next to something.
  • coast noun The land bordering the sea.
  • cote noun A cottage or hut.
  • edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
  • hill noun A raised area of land, smaller and less steep than a mountain.
  • lap noun The flat area formed by the thighs of a seated person.
  • rib noun One of the curved bones that run from the spine around toward the breastbone, forming the cage that protects the chest.
  • seaside noun An area next to the sea, typically a beach resort or coastal town, especially in British English.
  • side noun One of the surfaces or edges of an object, or one of two halves (left/right, front/back) of something.
  • wale noun A ridge or low barrier.

Senses

côté is used for these senses in English:

  • applicate (mathematics) The z-coordinate (the last of the three terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of Cartesian coordinates for a three-dimensional space)
  • by Near or next to.
  • call number (library science) An identification number, usually consisting of a combination of numbers and characters, used to identify and locate materials within a library; the shelfmark that conveys it.
  • coast The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]
  • edge (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
  • futtock (nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.
  • hill A sloping road.
  • lap The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

by — full definition

  1. prep Near or next to something.
  2. prep Not later than a stated time.
  3. prep Used to show who or what performs an action.
  4. prep Through the use of a particular method.

coast — full definition

  1. noun The land bordering the sea.
  2. verb To move forward without applying power, relying on existing momentum.
  3. verb To achieve something with minimal effort.

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