释义 |
can·cel·li \kanˈseˌlī, -(ˌ)lē, in sense 1 also känˈchelē\ noun plural Etymology: Latin, lattice — more at cancel 1. : screens or rails typically of latticework or stone grating used to enclose or separate a part of a church; specifically : the partitions between the nave of a church and the altar or choir — compare chancel 2. [New Latin, from Latin] a. : the intersecting osseous plates and bars of which cancellous bone is composed b. : the interstices between such plates and bars |