crenel

cren·el  (krnl)

n.

1. An open space or notch between two merlons in a battlement or crenelated wall.

2. A crenature.

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[Middle English, from Old French; see crenelated.]

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crenel [ˈkrɛn^əl], crenelle [krɪˈnɛl]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) any of a set of openings formed in the top of a wall or parapet and having slanting sides, as in a battlement

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) another name for crenation

[from Old French, literally: a little notch, from cren notch, from Late Latin crēna]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crenel - one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) crenation, crenature, crenelle, scallop curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
	2.	crenel - a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement crenelle battlement, crenelation, crenellation - a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
Verb	1.	crenel - supply with battlements crenelate, crenellate architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"