Definition
A small notch or scalloped indentation on the edge of something, like the way waves create tiny ripples on sand.
Etymology
From Latin 'crenula,' the diminutive of 'crena' (notch or battlement). The word comes from medieval descriptions of castle walls with their defensive notched edges.
Kelly Says
The term 'crenula' comes straight from castle architecture—those teeth-like notches along castle walls (called crenellations) inspired the name for any tiny notch or indentation in nature!
Translations
ARالعربية
كِرينُولَة
kirīnūla
BNবাংলা
ক্রেণুলা
kre-noo-lah
CACatalà
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
CSČeština
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
DADansk
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
DEDeutsch
Crenula
kreh-noo-lah
ELΕλληνικά
κρενούλα
kre-noo-lah
ESEspañol
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
FAفارسی
کرنولا
kre-noo-lah
FISuomi
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
FRFrançais
crenule
kreh-noo-l
GUGU
ક્રેનુલા
kre-noo-lah
HAHA
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
HEעברית
קְרֵנוּלָה
kre-noo-lah
HIहिन्दी
क्रेनूला
kre-noo-lah
HUMagyar
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
IDBahasa Indonesia
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
IGIG
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
ITItaliano
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
KMKM
ក្រេនុឡា
kreh-noo-lah
MRMR
क्रेनूला
kre-noo-lah
MSBahasa Melayu
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
MYမြန်မာ
ကရိနူလာ
kre-noo-lah
NLNederlands
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
NONorsk
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੇਨੂਲਾ
kre-noo-lah
PLPolski
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
PTPortuguês
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
RORomână
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
RUРусский
кренула
kre-nu-la
SVSvenska
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
SWKiswahili
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
TAதமிழ்
கிரெனுலா
kre-noo-lah
TEతెలుగు
క్రేనుల
kre-noo-lah
THไทย
เครนูล่า
kre-noo-lah
TLTL
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
TRTürkçe
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
UKУкраїнська
кренула
kre-noo-la
URاردو
کرینولا
kre-noo-lah
VITiếng Việt
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
YOYO
crenula
kreh-noo-lah
ZUZU
crenula
kreh-noo-lah