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Rillen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chamfer noun An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
  • fluting noun A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  • groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.

Senses

Rillen is used for these senses in English:

  • chamfer (transitive) To cut a groove in something.
  • fluting (architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  • groove (transitive) To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

fluting — full definition

  1. noun A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
  2. noun The act of making such grooves.
  3. noun A flute-like sound.
  4. noun A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment.

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