Corbel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

furnish with a corbel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔspoʊst/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɔːbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɔːbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔspoʊst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

truss

Parts of Speech

noun	(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
verb	furnish with a corbel

Word Forms

corbel	verb	furnish with a corbel
corbel	noun	(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konsole

(Architektur) eine dreieckige Klammer aus Ziegeln oder Stein (normalerweise von geringer Ausdehnung)

🇫🇷French

corbeau

(architecture) un support triangulaire en brique ou en pierre (généralement de légère étendue)

🇪🇸Spanish

ménsula

(arquitectura) un soporte triangular de ladrillo o piedra (generalmente de ligera extensión)

🇮🇹Italian

mensola

(architettura) una staffa triangolare di mattoni o pietra (di solito di lieve estensione)

🇳🇱Dutch

console

(architectuur) een driehoekige beugel van baksteen of steen (meestal van geringe omvang)

🇵🇹Portuguese

mísula

(arquitetura) um suporte triangular de tijolo ou pedra (geralmente de pequena extensão)

🇷🇺Russian

поясок

(архитектура) треугольная скоба из кирпича или камня (обычно небольшой протяженности)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घोड़िया

(वास्तुकला) ईंट या पत्थर का एक त्रिकोणीय ब्रैकेट (आमतौर पर थोड़ी सी सीमा का)

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্বেল

(স্থাপত্য) ইট বা পাথরের একটি ত্রিভুজাকার বন্ধনী (সাধারণত সামান্য পরিমাণে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கார்பெல்

(கட்டிடக்கலை) செங்கல் அல்லது கல்லின் முக்கோண அடைப்புக்குறி (பொதுவாக சிறிய அளவில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్బెల్

(వాస్తుశిల్పం) ఇటుక లేదా రాతి యొక్క త్రిభుజాకార బ్రాకెట్ (సాధారణంగా కొంచెం మేరకు)

🇮🇳Marathi

कॉर्बेल

(स्थापत्य) वीट किंवा दगडाचा त्रिकोणी कंस (सामान्यत: थोड्या प्रमाणात)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોર્બેલ

(વાસ્તુશાસ્ત્ર) ઈંટ અથવા પથ્થરનો ત્રિકોણાકાર કૌંસ (સામાન્ય રીતે થોડી હદ સુધી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಬೆಲ್

(ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ) ಇಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಲ್ಲಿನ ತ್ರಿಕೋನ ಬ್ರಾಕೆಟ್ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോർബെൽ

(വാസ്തുവിദ്യ) ഇഷ്ടികയുടെയോ കല്ലിൻ്റെയോ ഒരു ത്രികോണ ബ്രാക്കറ്റ് (സാധാരണയായി ചെറിയ അളവിൽ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کوربل

(فن تعمیر) اینٹ یا پتھر کا ایک مثلث بریکٹ (عام طور پر معمولی حد تک)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

牛腿

（建筑）砖或石制成的三角形支架（通常尺寸较小）

🇯🇵Japanese

コーベル

(建築) レンガまたは石の三角形のブラケット (通常はわずかな広がり)

🇰🇷Korean

받침대

(건축물) 벽돌이나 돌로 만든 삼각형 브래킷(보통 약간의 크기)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tay cầm

(kiến trúc) khung hình tam giác bằng gạch hoặc đá (thường có quy mô nhỏ)

🇹🇭Thai

บัว

(สถาปัตยกรรม) วงเล็บสามเหลี่ยมทำด้วยอิฐหรือหิน (ปกติจะมีขอบเขตเล็กน้อย)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كوربل

(هندسة معمارية) قوس مثلث من الطوب أو الحجر (عادة ذو مدى طفيف)

🇮🇷Persian

کوربل

(معماری) یک براکت مثلثی از آجر یا سنگ (معمولاً با وسعت کمی)

🇹🇷Turkish

konsol

(mimari) tuğla veya taştan yapılmış üçgen bir braket (genellikle hafif ölçüde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קורבל

(אדריכלות) סוגר משולש של לבנים או אבן (בדרך כלל בהיקף קל)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'corbel'?

The primary meaning of 'corbel' is '(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)'.

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Using 'corbel' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'corbel' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'corbel' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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