dent

Signification (Anglais)

1. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
2. A minor effect made upon something.
3. A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
4. (informal) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action

cabosser

bosseler

marque de coup

cabossure

press down

angle of dip

be dented

press in

scoop channel

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɛnt/

From Middle English dent, dente, dint (“a blow; strike; dent”), from Old English dynt (“blow, strike, the mark or noise of a blow”), from Proto-Germanic *duntiz (“a blow”). Akin to Old Norse dyntr (“dint”). Doublet of dint.

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