What is "miter" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does miter mean in English? Meaning of miter definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "miter" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "miter": joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

Noun

  • Meaning: joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
  • Synonyms: miter miter joint mitre mitre joint
  • Hypernyms: joint
  • Meaning of "miter": bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint

    Verb

  • Meaning: bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint
  • Synonyms: miter
  • Hypernyms: bevel chamfer
  • Meaning of "miter": the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made

    Noun

  • Meaning: the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made
  • Example: he covered the miter with glue before making the joint
  • Synonyms: miter mitre
  • Hypernyms: surface
  • Meaning of "miter": confer a miter on (a bishop)

    Verb

  • Meaning: confer a miter on (a bishop)
  • Synonyms: miter
  • Hypernyms: bestow confer
  • Meaning of "miter": a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions

    Noun

  • Meaning: a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
  • Synonyms: miter mitre
  • Hypernyms: headdress headgear
  • Meaning of "miter": fit together in a miter joint

    Verb

  • Meaning: fit together in a miter joint
  • Synonyms: miter
  • Hypernyms: bring together join
  • Synonyms:

    alliance, annexation, articulation, assemblage, attachment, bond, coalition, coherence, combination, combine, concatenation, concourse, confluence, consolidation, convergence, crossing, crossroads, dovetail, elbow, gathering, gore, hinge, intersection, joint, linking, meeting, node, pivot, reunion, seam, splice, terminal, union, weld, conjugation, coupling, hookup, tie-in, tie-up, knee, collocation, concursion, interface, joining, mortise, plug-in, headdress, diadem, garland, circlet, wreath, coronet, chaplet, headband, coronal, crown jewels, royal crown, helmet, hat, turban, tiara, cap, crown, bonnet, coronet, hood, coiffure, biretta, toque, busby, bandore, juncture, crossing, intersection, confluence, terminal, gathering, alliance, tie-in, concatenation, seam, reunion, pivot, dovetail, union, conjugation, concourse, combine, attachment, meeting, node, tie-up, combination, articulation, coherence, consolidation, joint, link, gore, splice, annexation, convergence, weld, coupling, hookup, coalition, crossroads, hinge, elbow, bond, assemblage, linking, mortise, plug-in, interface, collocation, knee, joining, concursion, intonation, tone, character, quality, mood, pitch, administrator, pontiff, pope, cleric, patriarch, director, priest, prelate, angel, metropolitan, primate, cap, coadjutor, overseer, diocesan, suffragan, archer, mitre, berretta, abba, small, little, toy, wee, petite, diminutive, minuscule, pocket, midget, baby, model, mite, Lilliputian, minute, reduced, teeny, teensy, mini, pint-sized, scaled-down, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, minikin, small-scale, short, scrub, dwarf, wee, shot, bantam, diminutive, little, measly, mite, peanut, small, tiny, dwarfed, shrimp, undersized, dwarfish, half-pint, peewee, pint-sized, runted, runtish, runty, small fry, undergrown, yea big, yea high,

    Antonyms:

    disunion, divorce, estrangement, separation, parting, severance, division, detachment, volume, giant, huge, large, big, important, tall, large, growing, developing,

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    miter in English: miter
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