Definizione monolingua

mantle

mantle (third-person singular simple present mantles, present participle mantling, simple past and past participle mantled)

1. (transitive) To cover or conceal (something).
2. (intransitive) To become covered or concealed.

mantle (plural mantles)

1. A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. [from 9th c.]
2. (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else. [from 9th c.]
3. (zoology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted. [from 15th c.]
4. The zone of hot gases around a flame; the gauzy incandescent covering of a gas lamp. [from 19th c.]
5. (anatomy) The cerebral cortex. [from 19th c.]
6. (geology) The layer between the Earths core and crust. [from 20th c.]
7. A fireplace shelf; Alternative spelling of mantel.

Definizione dizionario mantle

	mantello
	geology: layer of the Earth

ammantare

ammantere

cappa

mantella

mantello terrestre

manto

tabarro

velare

Altri significati:

(zoology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted. [from 15th c.]

(transitive) To cover or conceal (something).

(intransitive) To become covered or concealed.

anatomy: cerebral cortex

A fireplace shelf; Alternative spelling of mantel.

A zone in the Earth's interior between the crust and the core that is 2,900 kilometers (1,740 miles) thick.

(figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else. [from 9th c.]

incandescent gauze in a gas lamp

(anatomy) The cerebral cortex. [from 19th c.]

The zone of hot gases around a flame; the gauzy incandescent covering of a gas lamp. [from 19th c.]

zoology: body wall of a mollusc

figurative: anything that covers or conceals something else

clothing like an open robe or cloak

(geology) The layer between the Earth's core and crust. [from 20th c.]

A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. [from 9th c.]