(n)one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.), Syn.crenation, crenelle, crenature, crenel
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{ } n. [ OF. crenel, F. cr&unr_;neau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny. ] 1. An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crenelated p. pr. & vb. n. Crenelating ] [ LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr&unr_;neler to indent. See Crenelle. ] [ Written also crenellate. ]1. To furnish with crenelles. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]
Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. 1. having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; as, a crenelated molding. Syn. -- embattled, crenelate, crenellated, crenellate, indented. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle; -- of a building. Syn. -- battlemented, castellated, castled, crenellated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]