different between crenellation vs crenellate

English

Etymology

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 *cr?nella, diminutive of cr?na (“incision; notch”); compare Old French cren (“a notch”)) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first conjugation verbs).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??n?l?e???n/, /?k??n??le???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??n??le???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: cre?nel?lat?ion

Noun

crenellation (countable and uncountable, plural crenellations)

1. A 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.
2. The act of crenellating; adding a top row that looks like the top of a medieval castle.

Alternative forms

• crenelation

Hypernyms

• battlement

Related terms

• crenel
• crenellate
• licence to crenellate

Translations

References

Further reading

• crenellation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• centrolineal

English

Etymology

From French créneler (“to form the shape of a crenel, crenellate”) + English -ate (suffix forming verbs meaning ‘to act in the specified manner’). Créneler is derived from Old French crenel (“crenel, embrasure”) (modern French créneau) (from Latin *cr?nella, diminutive of cr?na (“incision; notch”); compare Old French cren (“a notch”)) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first conjugation verbs). The English word is analysable as crenel +? -ate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??n?le?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??n??le?t/
• Hyphenation: cre?nel?late

Verb

crenellate (third-person singular simple present crenellates, present participle crenellating, simple past and past participle crenellated)

1. To furnish with crenelles.
2. To indent; to notch.

Alternative forms

• crenelate (US)

Derived terms

• crenellated (adjective)
• crenellated moulding
• crenellation

Translations

References

Further reading

• battlement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia