comhla — meaning in English

English meaning

• leaf noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
• shutter noun A hinged or sliding panel used to cover a window.
• valve noun A device that controls or directs the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe or opening.

Senses

comhla is used for these senses in English:

• leaf (plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
• valve (anatomy) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction.

leaf — full definition

1. noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
2. noun A single sheet of paper in a book, counted as two pages (front and back).
3. noun A thin, flat panel that can be added to a table to make it bigger, or one section of a hinged panel like a door.
4. verb To grow leaves.

shutter — full definition

1. noun A hinged or sliding panel used to cover a window.
2. noun The mechanism in a camera that opens briefly to let light reach the film or sensor.
3. verb To close down permanently.

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