crenellation
/ˌkrɛnəlˈeɪʃən//ˌkrɛnəˈleɪʃən/
构词拆解
词源链
词源说明
From crenellate + -ion (suffix indicating an action or process, or its result). Crenellate is derived from French créneler (“to form the shape of a crenel, crenellate”), from Old French crenel (“crenel, embrasure”) (modern French créneau) (from Latin *crēnella, diminutive of crēna (“incision; notch”); compare Old French cren (“a notch”)) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first conjugation verbs).
释义
名词noun
- 1countable, uncountableA pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.
- 2uncountableThe act of crenellating; adding a top row that looks like the top of a medieval castle.
- 3countableAny of a series of notches