The meaning of Tenon

Tenon – definition

noun
A projecting piece of wood made for insertion into a mortise in another piece.
Usage examples:
A mortise and tenon joint

verb
Join by means of a tenon.
Usage examples:
The rail was tenoned into oak stiles

noun
The end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise (= an opening) in another piece of wood to form a joint

榫, 枘

Pen, Tap, Houten pen, Met een tap lassen

Tenon

Zapfen, Zinken, Zinke

चूल, लकड़ी की चूल, चूल लगाना, कांटा, टेनान, टेनान लगाना, चूल बिठाना

Tenone

장부, 장부를 만들다

Шип, Шпилька, Язычок, Соединять на шипах, Лапа, Лапка, Замок с шипом

Espiga

Word origin

late Middle English: from French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere .

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verb
Join by means of a tenon.
Usage examples:
The rail was tenoned into oak stiles

noun
A projecting piece of wood made for insertion into a mortise in another piece.
Usage examples:
A mortise and tenon joint

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