spalte — meaning in English

English meaning

• cleft noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
• column noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.

Senses

spalte is used for these senses in English:

• cleft An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
• column A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
• nuclear fission (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.

cleft — full definition

1. noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
2. adj Split or divided, especially by a deep crack or notch.

column — full definition

1. noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
2. noun A vertical section of a table, spreadsheet, or page of text.
3. noun A regular feature or opinion piece written by a particular writer in a newspaper or magazine.
4. noun A long line of people, vehicles, or troops moving one behind another.

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