Feminine

cheminée

Meaning

  1. (feminine) a chimney
  2. (feminine) a fireplace or hearth
  3. (feminine) a vertical vent, exhaust or gallery
  4. (feminine) a hole at the centre of some models of parachute
  5. (feminine) the glass tube protecting the flame of a kerosene or similar wick lamp
  6. (feminine) a vertical vacuum forming in a gasifier
  7. (feminine) a type of welding fault
  8. (feminine) the exhaust of a volcano
  9. (feminine) a vertical mineral vein
  10. (feminine) large pipe containing ropes that serves to control theater backdrops

Synonyms

conduit de cheminée

carneau

chemineu

gaine d’évacuation

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃə.mi.ne/
Etymology

In summary

From Old French cheminee, from Late Latin [camera] camīnāta, from Latin camīnus (“furnace”), from Ancient Greek κάμῑνος (kámīnos). Unrelated to cheminer or chemin although an influence is possible.

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