Slub — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈʌb/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈʌb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈʌb/

1 syllable Say it as /slˈʌb/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

burl knot

Word Forms

burl

verb

remove the burls from cloth

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

flammé

Une bosse molle ou une irrégularité dans un fil ; soit une imperfection, soit créé par conception

🇪🇸Spanish

flameado

bulto suave o irregularidad en un hilo; ya sea una imperfección o creado por diseño

🇮🇹Italian

fiammata

grumo morbido o irregolarità in un filato; o un'imperfezione o creata dalla progettazione

🇳🇱Dutch

slungel

zachte bobbel of oneffenheid in een garen; ofwel een onvolkomenheid, ofwel gecreëerd door ontwerp

🇵🇹Portuguese

babaca

caroço macio ou irregularidade no fio; seja uma imperfeição ou criada por design

🇷🇺Russian

неряха

мягкий комок или неровности пряжи; либо несовершенство, либо создано замыслом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्लब

सूत में नरम गांठ या असमानता; या तो अपूर्णता या डिज़ाइन द्वारा निर्मित

🇧🇩Bengali

স্লাব

একটি সুতা মধ্যে নরম পিণ্ড বা unevenness; হয় একটি অপূর্ণতা বা নকশা দ্বারা নির্মিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்லப்

ஒரு நூலில் மென்மையான கட்டி அல்லது சீரற்ற தன்மை; ஒரு குறைபாடு அல்லது வடிவமைப்பால் உருவாக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్లబ్

నూలులో మృదువైన ముద్ద లేదా అసమానత; ఒక అసంపూర్ణత లేదా డిజైన్ ద్వారా సృష్టించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लब

यार्नमध्ये मऊ ढेकूळ किंवा असमानता; एकतर अपूर्णता किंवा डिझाइनद्वारे तयार केलेली

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લબ

યાર્નમાં નરમ ગઠ્ઠો અથવા અસમાનતા; કાં તો અપૂર્ણતા અથવા ડિઝાઇન દ્વારા બનાવેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲಬ್

ನೂಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮೃದುವಾದ ಉಂಡೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮಾನತೆ; ಅಪೂರ್ಣತೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸದಿಂದ ರಚಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലബ്

ഒരു നൂലിൽ മൃദുവായ പിണ്ഡം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസമത്വം; ഒന്നുകിൽ ഒരു അപൂർണത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഡിസൈൻ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചത്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

竹节

纱线中出现软块或不均匀；要么是缺陷，要么是设计造成的

🇯🇵Japanese

スラブ

糸の柔らかい塊や凹凸。欠陥、または設計によって作られたもの

🇰🇷Korean

슬럽

실의 부드러운 덩어리 또는 불균일성; 불완전하거나 의도적으로 만들어진 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lười biếng

sợi mềm hoặc không đều; hoặc là sự không hoàn hảo hoặc được tạo ra bởi thiết kế

🇹🇭Thai

สลบ

ก้อนเนื้ออ่อนหรือความไม่สม่ำเสมอของเส้นด้าย ไม่ว่าจะเป็นความไม่สมบูรณ์หรือสร้างขึ้นจากการออกแบบ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سلوب

كتلة ناعمة أو تفاوت في الغزل؛ إما النقص أو تم إنشاؤها عن طريق التصميم

🇮🇷Persian

لجن

توده نرم یا ناهمواری در نخ؛ یا یک نقص یا ایجاد شده توسط طراحی

🇹🇷Turkish

şantuk

iplikte yumuşak yumru veya düzgünsüzlük; ya bir kusurdur ya da tasarım tarafından yaratılmıştır

🇮🇱Hebrew

סלאב

גוש רך או חוסר אחידות בחוט; או חוסר שלמות או שנוצר על ידי עיצוב

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

The primary meaning of 'slub' is 'soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'slub' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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