łopatka — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
łopatka is used for these senses in English:
- blade The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.
- blade (biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.
- blade (mathematics) An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)
- shoulder blade Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder.
- trowel A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
blade — full definition
- noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
- noun A flat, thin part shaped like a cutting blade, such as of a fan, propeller, oar, or grass.
- verb To skate using inline skates ("rollerblades").
trowel — full definition
- noun A small handheld tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for spreading mortar or digging in a garden.
- verb To apply something thickly and without subtlety, often used figuratively.