crenelle

• Substantif désignant une échancrure ou un espace ouvert entre deux créneaux d'un mur crénelé, ou l'un des éléments saillants ou creusés qui se succèdent le long d'un bord.

A noun referring to a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement, or one of a series of rounded projections or notches formed by curves along an edge.

1. Notch in a battlementC2formal

   A notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement, used for shooting or observation.

   Créneau (de merlon)

   • The archer aimed through the crenelle at the approaching army.
   • The castle walls were lined with crenelles for defense.
   • Each crenelle provided a narrow view of the valley below.

   Synonymescrenelembrasure

2. Rounded projection or notchC2formal

   One of a series of rounded projections or notches formed by curves along an edge, such as on a leaf, cloth, shell, or a shriveled red blood cell.

   crénelure arrondie

   • The leaf margin had a distinct crenelle pattern.
   • Under the microscope, the red blood cell showed crenelles due to the hypertonic solution.
   • The fabric was trimmed with a decorative crenelle edge.

   Synonymescrenationscallop