Dowel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˌɛktɹoʊŋɡɐtˈɪvᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˌɛktɹoʊŋɡɐtˈɪvᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

joggle dowel pin

Word Forms

joggle

verb

fasten or join with a joggle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dübel

ein Befestigungselement, das in Löcher in zwei benachbarten Teilen eingesetzt wird und diese zusammenhält

🇫🇷French

goujon

une attache qui est insérée dans les trous de deux pièces adjacentes et les maintient ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

clavija

un sujetador que se inserta en los orificios de dos piezas adyacentes y las mantiene juntas

🇮🇹Italian

tassello

un elemento di fissaggio che viene inserito nei fori di due pezzi adiacenti e li tiene insieme

🇳🇱Dutch

deuvel

een bevestigingsmiddel dat in gaten in twee aangrenzende stukken wordt gestoken en deze bij elkaar houdt

🇵🇹Portuguese

cavilha

um fixador que é inserido em furos em duas peças adjacentes e as mantém unidas

🇷🇺Russian

дюбель

застежка, которая вставляется в отверстия двух соседних частей и скрепляет их

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डॉवेल

एक फास्टनर जो दो आसन्न टुकड़ों में छेद में डाला जाता है और उन्हें एक साथ रखता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দোয়েল

একটি ফাস্টেনার যা দুটি সংলগ্ন টুকরোগুলির গর্তে ঢোকানো হয় এবং তাদের একসাথে ধরে রাখে

🇮🇳Tamil

டோவல்

இரண்டு அடுத்தடுத்த துண்டுகளில் துளைகளில் செருகப்பட்டு அவற்றை ஒன்றாக வைத்திருக்கும் ஒரு ஃபாஸ்டென்சர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డోవెల్

రెండు ప్రక్కనే ఉన్న ముక్కలుగా రంధ్రాలలోకి చొప్పించబడిన ఒక ఫాస్టెనర్ మరియు వాటిని కలిపి ఉంచుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

डोवेल

एक फास्टनर जो दोन समीप तुकड्यांमधील छिद्रांमध्ये घातला जातो आणि त्यांना एकत्र धरतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોવેલ

એક ફાસ્ટનર કે જે બે અડીને આવેલા ટુકડાઓમાં છિદ્રોમાં દાખલ કરવામાં આવે છે અને તેમને એકસાથે પકડી રાખે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೋವೆಲ್

ಒಂದು ಫಾಸ್ಟೆನರ್ ಅನ್ನು ಎರಡು ಪಕ್ಕದ ತುಂಡುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಂಧ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡോവൽ

അടുത്തുള്ള രണ്ട് കഷണങ്ങളായി ദ്വാരങ്ങളിൽ തിരുകുകയും അവയെ ഒരുമിച്ച് പിടിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു ഫാസ്റ്റനർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੌਲ

ਇੱਕ ਫਾਸਟਨਰ ਜੋ ਦੋ ਨਾਲ ਲੱਗਦੇ ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਛੇਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈویل

ایک فاسٹنر جو دو ملحقہ ٹکڑوں میں سوراخوں میں ڈالا جاتا ہے اور انہیں ایک ساتھ رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

销钉

插入两个相邻部件的孔中并将它们固定在一起的紧固件

🇯🇵Japanese

ダボ

隣接する 2 つの部品の穴に挿入され、それらを一緒に保持する留め具

🇰🇷Korean

은못

인접한 두 조각의 구멍에 삽입되어 함께 고정하는 패스너

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chốt

một dây buộc được lắp vào các lỗ ở hai mảnh liền kề và giữ chúng lại với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

เดือย

ตัวยึดที่สอดเข้าไปในรูเป็นสองชิ้นที่อยู่ติดกันแล้วยึดไว้ด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

paku dinding

pengikat yang dimasukkan ke dalam lubang di dua bagian yang berdekatan dan menyatukannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وتد

أداة تثبيت يتم إدخالها في الثقوب في قطعتين متجاورتين وتثبيتهما معًا

🇮🇷Persian

رولپلاک

یک بست که در سوراخ های دو قطعه مجاور وارد شده و آنها را به هم نگه می دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

dübel

iki bitişik parçadaki deliklere yerleştirilen ve bunları bir arada tutan bir bağlantı elemanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסַמֶרֶת

אטב המוחדר לתוך חורים בשני חלקים צמודים ומחזיק אותם יחד

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The primary meaning of 'dowel' is 'a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together'.

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Using 'dowel' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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