Lancet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance

a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈænsɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈansɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈansɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈænsɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lancet arch lance

Word Forms

lance

verb

open by piercing with a lancet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lanzette

ein spitz zulaufender gotischer Bogen, wie eine Lanze

🇫🇷French

lancette

un arc gothique pointu, comme une lance

🇪🇸Spanish

lanceta

un arco gótico puntiagudo, a modo de lanza

🇮🇹Italian

lancetta

un arco gotico a sesto acuto, come una lancia

🇵🇹Portuguese

lanceta

um arco gótico pontiagudo, como uma lança

🇷🇺Russian

ланцет

остроконечная готическая арка, похожая на копье

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चाकू

एक नुकीला गॉथिक मेहराब, एक भाले की तरह

🇧🇩Bengali

ল্যান্সেট

একটি তীব্রভাবে নির্দেশিত গথিক খিলান, একটি ল্যান্সের মতো

🇮🇳Tamil

லான்செட்

ஈட்டி போன்ற கூர்மையான கோதிக் வளைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

లాన్సెట్

ఒక లాన్స్ వంటి తీవ్రమైన కోణాల గోతిక్ వంపు

🇮🇳Marathi

लॅन्सेट

एक तीव्र टोकदार गॉथिक कमान, लान्ससारखी

🇮🇳Gujarati

લેન્સેટ

એક તીક્ષ્ણ રીતે નિર્દેશિત ગોથિક કમાન, લાન્સ જેવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲ್ಯಾನ್ಸೆಟ್

ಈಟಿಯಂತೆ ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಮೊನಚಾದ ಗೋಥಿಕ್ ಕಮಾನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാൻസെറ്റ്

കുന്തം പോലെയുള്ള നിശിതമായ ഗോഥിക് കമാനം

🇵🇰Urdu

نشتر

ایک تیز نوک دار گوتھک محراب، جیسے لانس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

柳叶刀

尖锐的哥特式拱门，像长矛

🇯🇵Japanese

ランセット

槍のように鋭く尖ったゴシック様式のアーチ

🇰🇷Korean

랜싯

창처럼 뾰족한 고딕 양식의 아치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mũi kim

một mái vòm kiểu Gothic nhọn, giống như một cây thương

🇹🇭Thai

มีดหมอ

ส่วนโค้งแบบโกธิกที่แหลมคมเหมือนหอก

🇮🇩Indonesian

lanset

lengkungan Gotik yang runcing, seperti tombak

🇵🇭Filipino

lanseta

isang acutely pointed Gothic arch, tulad ng isang sibat

🇲🇾Malay

lanset

gerbang Gothic yang tajam, seperti tombak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لانسيت

قوس قوطي مدبب بشكل حاد، مثل الرمح

🇮🇷Persian

لانست

یک قوس گوتیک با نوک تیز، مانند یک نیزه

🇹🇷Turkish

neşter

mızrak gibi sivri uçlu bir Gotik kemer

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִזְמֵל

קשת גותית חדה, כמו רומח

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