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guillotine meaning in Tamil

வெட்டும் கருவி

/ˈɡɪlətiːn/US/ˈɡɪləˌtin/

guillotine in Tamil: வெட்டும் கருவி, கில்லோட்டின், நறுக்கி. In English, guillotine means a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.

Tamil words for guillotine

வெட்டும் கருவி, கில்லோட்டின், நறுக்கி

English meaning of guillotine

  1. noun A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
  2. noun A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
  3. noun An instrument with a sliding blade for cutting the tonsils, uvula, or other body parts.
  4. noun A parliamentary procedure for fixing the dates when various stages of discussion of a bill must end, to ensure that the enactment of the bill proceeds expeditiously.

Full definition of guillotine

guillotine in a sentence

  • Many counterrevolutionaries were guillotined during the French Revolution.

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Questions about guillotine in Tamil

What is the meaning of guillotine in Tamil?
Guillotine in Tamil is வெட்டும் கருவி, கில்லோட்டின், நறுக்கி.
guillotine என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Guillotine: வெட்டும் கருவி, கில்லோட்டின், நறுக்கி.
What does guillotine mean in English?
Guillotine means a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: guillotine (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: guillotine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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