Meaning of Console | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
2. A desk-like cabinet, table, or stand upon which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
3. An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.
4. The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device.
5. Abbreviation of video game console.
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6. A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
7. An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, often S-shaped.
8. A cantilever.
9. A decorative frame or support (in architecture, drawings, etc) around a heraldic shield.

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Examples

“The film's music blared from the console.”

“The operating console of the new Glasgow Central cabin is divided into four sections, each at an angle to each other and each of which is normally under one signalman's control; [...]”

“Consoles continue to gain traction in the video game market.”

“I rarely play FPS on a PC these days. I'm lazy and it's just so much easier to stick on Halo or Modern Warfare 2 on a console. Plus after a day in front of a PC I don't necessarily want to spend an evening in front of one.”

“Could you put my phone in the centre console?”

“On an attractive console with two winged putti as supporters [...] is a marriage coat of arms : Dexter, the Paoli arms : Gules (base), a bend azure charged with five lilies gules, and or (chief); Sinister, the[…]”

“The only authentic reference for the tincture of the shield still in existence is the armorial console in Jacques Coeur's chapel[…]”

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