Word: mantle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: man
tle
Definition: A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it.
Morphemes:
Affix: mantle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mantēllum
Language: la
Decoded: mantellum
Meaning: covering, cloak