embrasure
[ em-brey-zher ]
/ ɛmˈbreɪ ʒər /
noun
(in fortification) an opening, as a loophole or crenel, through which missiles may be discharged.
Architecture. a splayed enlargement of a door or window toward the inner face of a wall.
Dentistry. the space between adjacent teeth.
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Origin of embrasure
OTHER WORDS FROM embrasure
em·bra·sured, adjectiveWords nearby embrasure
embraceor, embracery, embracive, embranchment, embrangle, embrasure, embrittle, embrittlement, embrocate, embrocation, embroglio
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British Dictionary definitions for embrasure
embrasure
/ (ɪmˈbreɪʒə) /
noun
fortifications an opening or indentation, as in a battlement, for shooting through
an opening forming a door or window, having splayed sides that increase the width of the opening in the interior
Derived forms of embrasure
embrasured, adjectiveWord Origin for embrasure
C18: from French, from obsolete embraser to widen, of uncertain origin
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Medical definitions for embrasure
embrasure
[ ĕm-brā′zhər ]
n.
The sloped valley between two teeth.
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