cupel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkjuːpəl/
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Etymology
Borrowed from French coupelle, from Medieval Latin cūpella, from Latin cūpa (“cask”) + -ella (“-elle: forming feminine diminutives”). Equivalent to cup + -el.
Meanings
- A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cupels | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| coppel | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| copel | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cupel-dust · cupellation · cupelation · cupellate
Descendants
Translations (16)
ca copel·la (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · it coppella (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · de Treibherd (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · cy llestr coethi (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · de Probiertiegel (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · fr coupelle (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · hy քուրայ (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · gl copela (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · es copela (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · pl kupela (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · ga cupa (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · cy ciwpel (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · io kupelo (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · cy coethlestr (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · ru тиге́ль (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead) · de Kupelle (a small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead)