Definitions from Wiktionary (embrasure)
▸ noun: (architecture, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
▸ noun: (figurative) Any small protected space.
▸ noun: The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.
▸ noun: (obsolete) An embrace.
lingual embrasure,
occlusal embrasure,
embrasure clasp,
buccal embrasure,
interdental embrasure,
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▸ noun: (architecture, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.
▸ noun: (figurative) Any small protected space.
▸ noun: The slanting indentation in a wall for a door or window, such that the space is larger on the inside than the outside.
▸ noun: (obsolete) An embrace.
Similar:
porthole,
port,
battlement,
embattlement,
bonnet,
berm,
surtout,
embattle,
brattishing,
gunloop,
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Adjectives:
deep,
gingival,
lingual,
occlusal,
interproximal,
buccal,
narrow,
interdental,
facial,
wide,
incisal
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