tenon
[ ten-uh n ]
/ ˈtɛn ən /
noun
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
verb (used with object)
to provide with a tenon.
to join by or as by a tenon.
to join securely.
Nearby words
Origin of tenon
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to ten(ir) to hold (< Latin tenēre) + -on noun suffix
Related formsten·on·er, noun
Definition for tenon (2 of 2)
teno-
a combining form meaning “tendon,” used in the formation of compound words: tenotomy.
Also tenon-.
Origin of teno-
combining form representing Greek ténōn
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British Dictionary definitions for tenon (1 of 2)
tenon
/ (ˈtɛnən) /
noun
the projecting end of a piece of wood formed to fit into a corresponding mortise in another piece
verb (tr)
to form a tenon on (a piece of wood)
to join with a tenon and mortise
Derived Formstenoner, noun
Word Origin for tenon
C15: from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre
British Dictionary definitions for tenon (2 of 2)
teno-
before a vowel ten-
combining form
tendontenosynovitis
Word Origin for teno-
from Greek tenōn
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Word Origin and History for tenon
tenon
projection inserted to make a joint, c.1400, from Middle French tenon "a tenon," from Old French tenir "to hold" (see tenet).
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Medicine definitions for tenon
teno-
pref.
Tendon:tenotomy.
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