coign

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone.
2. The keystone of an arch.
3. A wedge used in typesetting.
4. A a corner of a crystal formed by the intersection of three or more faces at a point (in crystallography)
5. An original angular elevation of land around which continental growth has taken place (in geology)

Verb

To furnish with coigns.

Sinonieme

quoin

coigne

corner

gore

gusset

headstone

🪦

jade

key

🔑

keystone

piton

rock

🪨

shim

spline

stone

🪨

wedge

quoin stone

angle

angle stone

coin

🪙

Vertalings

γωνία

λίθος

angolo

serraforme

ángulo

clave

🔑

cuña

esquina

piedra angular

çıkıntılı köşe

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kɔɪn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Variant of quoin.