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shelling

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈʃɛlɪŋ

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of shell
  2. An artillery bombardment.
  3. An artillery bombardment
  4. The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
  5. The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc
  6. Grain from which the husk has been removed.
  7. Grain from which the husk has been removed
  8. An ordering of the facets of a boundary complex such that the intersection of each facet (other than the first) with the union of all preceding facets is homeomorphic to a ball or sphere. See Shelling (topology)
  9. Shallow, irregular cracks that appear on the surface of a coating such as plaster or mortar.

Equivalents

9 more languages
العربيةالقصفقصف
Catalàbombardeig
Русскийобстрел
Українськаобстріл

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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