fluting

flut·ing

F0209400 (flo͞o′tĭng)n.1. a. Architecture A decorative motif consisting of a series of uniform, usually vertical flutes, as those incised in the surface of a column.b. The act of incising or making grooves.2. The grooves formed by narrow pleats in cloth, as in a ruffle.

fluting

(ˈfluːtɪŋ) n1. (Architecture) a design or decoration of flutes on a column, pilaster, etc2. grooves or furrows, as in cloth

flut•ing

(ˈflu tɪŋ)

n. 1. ornamentation with flutes, as on a column. 2. a groove, furrow, or flute, or a series of these. [1475–85]

Thesaurus

Noun

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fluting - a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)flutegroove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

Translations

Profilierungcannelurerainuresillon