释义 |
echelle I. \āˈshel\ noun (-s) Etymology: French échelle ladder : a lacing of ribbons on the stomacher of a 17th century costume II. noun (-s) Etymology: French échelle ladder, from Old French eschiele, from Late Latin scala — more at scale : a diffraction grating made by ruling narrow flat steps on a plane metallic mirror and having a grating space and resolving power intermediate between an echelette and an echelon |