cannelure
[ kan-l-oo r ]
/ ˈkæn lˌʊər /
noun
a groove or fluting around the cylindrical part of a bullet.
any groove or fluting on a cylinderlike object.
OTHER WORDS FROM cannelure
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Example sentences from the Web for cannelure
Cannelure, kan′e-lūr, n. a groove or a fluting: a groove round the cylindrical part of a bullet.
That is the groove around the base of the bullet, also known as the cannelure?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThere is a cannelure, that would be the position at which the projectile is crimped and held in the cartridge case.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyIt has the cannelure which is located at the rear, on the portion of bullets of this type.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for cannelure
cannelure
/ (ˈkænəˌlʊə) /
noun
a groove or fluting, esp one around the cylindrical part of a bullet
Word Origin for cannelure
C18: from French, ultimately from Latin
canālis
canal