pensile
/ˈpɛnsaɪl/
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Australia/ˈpensɑel/
pensile adjective: hanging down, suspended.
Adjective
pensile (comparative more pensile, superlative most pensile)
- Hanging down, suspended.
- However the account of the Pensill or hanging gardens of Babylon […] is of no slender antiquity.1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 165
- Far aloft, over the Altar of the Fatherland, on their tall crane standards of iron, swing pensile our antique Cassolettes or Pans of Incense; dispensing sweet incense-fumes[.]1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number)
pensile meaning in Tamil
pensile in Tamil
- தொங்கு கூண்டு
Forms of pensile
| comparative | more pensile |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pensile |
| alternative form | pensill |
Origin of pensile
From classical Latin pēnsilis, from the past participle stem of pendere (“to hang”).
Words formed from pensile
Questions about pensile
- What does pensile mean?
- Pensile means hanging down, suspended.
- What is pensile in Tamil?
- Pensile in Tamil is தொங்கு கூண்டு. See Pensile meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pensile?
- Pensile is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pensile?
- Pensile is pronounced /ˈpɛnsaɪl/ (UK).
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