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crenel
cren·el C0739450 (krĕn′əl)n.1. An open space or notch between two merlons in a battlement or crenelated wall.2. A crenature.
[Middle English, from Old French; see crenelated.]crenel (ˈkrɛnəl) or crenellen1. (Architecture) any of a set of openings formed in the top of a wall or parapet and having slanting sides, as in a battlement2. (Biology) another name for crenation[C15: from Old French, literally: a little notch, from cren notch, from Late Latin crēna]cren•el (ˈkrɛn l) also cre•nelle (krɪˈnɛl)
n. any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement. [1475–85; < Middle French, Old French, appar. diminutive of Middle French cren notch, Old French cran; compare crenate, cranny] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  crenel - one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)crenation, crenature, crenelle, scallopcurve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes | | 2. | crenel - a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlementcrenellebattlement, crenelation, crenellation - a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or gunsspace - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth" | | Verb | 1. | crenel - supply with battlementscrenelate, crenellatearchitecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effectfurnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
Crenel
CrenelThe open space between the solid members of a battlement producing a pattern of repeated and identical indentations. crenel, crenelle  B, crenel An open space between the merlons of a battlement.MedicalSeeembrasurecrenel
Synonyms for crenelnoun one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etcSynonyms- crenation
- crenature
- crenelle
- scallop
Related Wordsnoun a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlementSynonymsRelated Words- battlement
- crenelation
- crenellation
- space
verb supply with battlementsSynonymsRelated Words- architecture
- furnish
- provide
- supply
- render
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