console¹

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US /ˈkɑn.soʊl/ UK /ˈkɒn.səʊl/ See IPA manual

noun

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Homographs: console² /kənˈsoʊl/ — verb

Pronunciation and word origins: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Meanings

1

noun
A panel or unit with controls and displays for operating a system.

The engineer adjusted the settings on the control console.
2

noun
A storage compartment between the front seats of a car.

Could you put my phone in the centre console?

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Synonyms

1 noun · a panel or unit with... control panel

Word family

Forms consoledconsolesconsoling

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Phrases (1)

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console table
a narrow table designed to stand against or attach to a wall

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French console (“bracket”, noun), from consoler (“to console, to comfort”, verb).

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Actions & Processes

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