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Meaning of cutting edge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.
  2. The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.

Equivalents

العربية حرف نصل
Azərbaycanca ağız
Bosanski čelo celo oštri oštri
Čeština čelo ostří
Dansk æg
Deutsch Schneidekante
Ελληνικά αθέρας
Esperanto akraĵo tranĉrando
Español filo vanguardia
Français lame Pointe
Hrvatski celo čelo oštri oštri
Italiano avanguardia lama
日本語 最新鋭
Kurdî çelo fîlo lama
Latviešu zobs
Polski czołówka
Русский остриё
Српски čelo celo oštri oštri
Svenska framkant
Kiswahili makali
Türkçe kılağı yalman yüz
Українська вістря лезо

Examples

“The company prides itself for staying at the cutting edge of technology.”
“Looking far from overawed throughout, they frequently took the game to the visitors, but it was Saints' lack of a cutting edge and United's superior finishing that proved the difference in the end.”
“Creating the incentives for new ideas to be introduced, through competitions like this one, allows the UK's railway to stay at the cutting edge of technology.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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