Rille — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
- fluting noun A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
- gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
- groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
- track noun A rough path or trail, often left by repeated use.
Senses
Rille is used for these senses in English:
- flute A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape.
- flute (architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
- fluting (architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
- gouge A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
- groove A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.
- track The physical track on a record.
flute — full definition
- noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
- noun A tall, narrow glass used for drinking sparkling wine or champagne.
- noun A long groove cut into a surface, such as a column or drill bit.
- verb To play a flute, or produce a flute-like sound.
fluting — full definition
- noun A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
- noun The act of making such grooves.
- noun A flute-like sound.
- noun A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment.