Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shev-uh-ley, shuh-val-ey]
- /ˌʃɛv əˈleɪ, ʃəˈvæl eɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shev-uh-ley, shuh-val-ey]
- /ˌʃɛv əˈleɪ, ʃəˈvæl eɪ/
Definitions of chevalet word
- noun chevalet the piece of wood in a musical instrument that the strings are stretched over and which passes on their movement or oscillation to the main part of the instrument 3
- noun chevalet a frame or support for a bridge 3
- noun chevalet a platform or table on which a glass cylinder is placed before it is worked on and extended 3
- noun chevalet the bridge on a stringed musical instrument, as a violin. 1
- noun chevalet (torture) rack. 0
- noun chevalet trestle, support. 0
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Origin of chevalet
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < French: more generally, any wooden frame for holding or supporting something, equivalent to cheval horse (< Latin caballus) + -et -et; compare parallel sense of horse
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Parts of speech for Chevalet
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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chevalet popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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