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mantle

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2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
2syllables

mantle

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mantle is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, mantle is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofmantle

1noun
  • The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
  • A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called a mantelshelf.
1noun
  • A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. (Compare mantum.)
  • A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.

    Example: "At the meeting, she finally assumed the mantle of leadership of the party."

  • Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
  • The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted.
  • The back of a bird together with the folded wings.
  • The zone of hot gases around a flame.
  • A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.)
  • The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.
  • A penstock for a water wheel.
  • The cerebral cortex.
  • The layer between the Earth's core and crust.
  • A mantling.
1verb
  • To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
  • To become covered or concealed.
  • To spread like a mantle (especially of blood in the face and cheeks when a person flushes).

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