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mantle
[ man-tl ]
/ ˈmæn tl /
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noun
verb (used with object), man·tled, man·tling.
to cover with or as if with a mantle; envelop; conceal.
verb (used without object), man·tled, man·tling.
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Origin of mantle
before 900; Middle English mantel,Old English mæntel<Latin mantellum
OTHER WORDS FROM mantle
un·man·tled, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mantle
mantel, mantleWords nearby mantle
Other definitions for mantle (2 of 2)
Mantle
[ man-tl ]
/ ˈmæn tl /
noun
Mickey (Charles), 1931–95, U.S. baseball player.
(Robert) Burns, 1873–1948, U.S. journalist.
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British Dictionary definitions for mantle
mantle
/ (ˈmæntəl) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for mantle
C13: via Old French from Latin mantellum, diminutive of mantum cloak
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Medical definitions for mantle
mantle
[ măn′tl ]
n.
A covering layer of tissue.
pallium
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Scientific definitions for mantle
mantle
[ măn′tl ]
The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. It is about 2,900 km (1,798 mi) thick and consists mainly of magnesium-iron silicate minerals, such as olivine and pyroxene. It has an upper, partially molten part, which is about 660 km (409 mi) thick, and a lower, solid part. The upper mantle is the source of magma and volcanic lava.
The layer of soft tissue that covers the body of a clam, oyster, or other mollusk and secretes the material that forms the shell.
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Cultural definitions for mantle
mantle
The region of the interior of the Earth between the core (on its inner surface) and the crust (on its outer).
notes for mantle
The mantle is more than two thousand miles thick and accounts for more than three-quarters of the volume of the Earth.
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