gallery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡælɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡæləɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- gălˈ-ə-rē (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English galery, gallerye, from Middle French galerie, gallerie, from Old French galerie, gallerie (“a long portico, a gallery”), from Medieval Latin galeria (“gallery”), of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of Latin galilea (“church porch”), probably from Latin Galilaea, Galilee, region of Israel. More at Galilee.
Meanings
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An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
Some of her work is so impressive that it really ought to be in a gallery.
In the gallery are displayed genuine artifacts dug up from the site, and in the gift shop you can buy a replica as a souvenir.
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An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
Some of her best work can be yours: it is available at a gallery, if you can afford it.
Near-synonyms: art dealer's, dealer's
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The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
We could afford the less expensive seats in the gallery.
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(broadly, metonymically) The spectators at an event, collectively.
Capello was missing his son's wedding in Milan to take charge – yet his reshaped England team gave him cause for a double celebration as they overturned the odds in front of a delighted Wembley gallery.
2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:The politician was clearly appealing to the gallery
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The part of a courtroom, often elevated and in the rear, where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery Say he must go free
1969, Paul McCartney, “Maxwell's Silver Hammer”, in Abbey Road, performed by The Beatles:appealing to the gallery
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A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side.
elegant galleries looking out onto manicured gardens
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A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.
a gallery of image thumbnails
a clip-art gallery in a word processor
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A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.
the galleries of the fort
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A level or drive in a mine.
the lower galleries
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A channel that carries engine oil to parts of the engine that need lubrication, such as the main bearings.
At about 2500 r.p.m., as much oil is by-passed through the cooler as the amount delivered to the main gallery and at higher engine speeds the flow through the cooler is appreciably greater.
2012, Colin Campbell, The Sports Car: Its design and performance, page 92:Metal grit from a previous engine failure was lodged in the oil galleries and had come loose upon driving the vehicle.
2014, Tim Gilles, Automotive Engines, page 164:the main gallery
- The production control room.
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A part of a light fixture, forming part of its structure and often providing the mounting for the diffuser.
Holonyms: light fixture, light, lamp, fixture
opaline lights with brass galleries
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A part of a monocle—a projection off the ring holding the lens—which helps secure the monocle in the eye socket.
adjusting the distance between the bottom gallery and the top gallery
Holonym: monocle
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The boring trails produced by an insect in wood.
beetle gallery
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of gallery forest.
alt of gallery forest
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| galleries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
minstrel gallery · gallery shot · press gallery · gallery hit · peanut gallery · play to the gallery · galleryful · gallerylike · rogues' gallery · subgallery · gallery forest · gallery-goer · minstrels' gallery · girlery · gallerygoer · mobile gallery · shooting gallery · west gallery music · art gallery · gallerina · gallery organ · galleryite · whispering gallery · galleryward · nigger gallery
Relateds
bulb · shade · diffuser · wiring · gallerist · ring · lens
Synonyms
Translations (171)
gd gailearaidh (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · cmn 山頂 /山顶 (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · cmn 樓座層 /楼座层 (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · de Galerie (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · ga gailearaí (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · ga gailearaí (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · km វិចត្រសាល (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · fi galleria (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · nb galleri (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · la pinacotheca (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · hi कलादीर्घा (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · dsb galerija (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · de Galerie (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ja ギャラリー (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · cy oriel (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · pt galeria (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · de Galerie (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ja 美術館 (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · uk галере́я (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ca galeria (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · it loggia (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · fi galleria (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · hu galéria (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · sv galleri (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · nb galleri (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · ro galerie (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · hu képtár (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · tg намоишгоҳ (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · it galleria (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · km វិចិត្រសាល (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · az qalereya (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · sv galleri (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · it balconata (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · sa वीथिका (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · fi lehteri (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · kk галерея (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · et galerii (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · pt tribuna (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · nl galerij (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · cmn 展銷畫廊 /展销画廊 (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · sh галѐрија (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · bg гале́рия (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · ms galeri (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · hy պատկերասրահ (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · pt galeria (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · lt galerija (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ko 갤러리 (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · id galeri (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · gl galería (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · tr galeri (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · nn galleri (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · grc πινακοθήκη (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · sv läktare (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · is gallerí (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · nl galerij (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · es galería (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · mk галерија (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · cmn 廊廡 /廊庑 (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · el γκαλερί (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · mi whare toi (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · hy պատկերասրահ (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · ta காட்சியகம் (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · th หอศิลป์ (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · eo galerio (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · mi huarewa (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · it palchetto (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ga dánlann (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · uk галере́я (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · nn galleri (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ko 화랑 (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ar صَالَةُ عَرْض (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · sk galéria (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ka გალერეა (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · tr galeri (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · cmn 畫廊 /画廊 (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · fa-ira نَمایِشْگاه (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · de Galerie (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · tg галерея (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · nb galleri (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · gd gailearaidh (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ga áiléar (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ca galeria (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ru галере́я (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · uk галере́я (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · fi galleria (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · fi parvi (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · pt galeria (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · hi गैलरी (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · be галерэ́я (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ca galeria (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · bg гале́рия (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · hi कलादीर्घा (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · cmn 廡 /庑 (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · cmn 藝廊 /艺廊 (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ml ചിത്രശാല (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · fr galerie (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · it portico (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · ky галерея (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · tr galeri (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · ja 桟敷 (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ur نِگار خانَہ (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ga dánlann (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · cs galerie (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · hu karzat (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · pl galeria (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ka გალერეა (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · hu galéria (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · mk галерија (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · nn galleri (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · ru галере́я (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ka გალერეა (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · th หอศิลป์ (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · tr galeri (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · hsb galerija (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · mi whare toi (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ga gailearaí (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ja 画廊 (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · fa-ira نِگارْخانِه (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · fa-ira نَمایِشْگاه (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · gl galería (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · ko 갤러리 (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · it galleria (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · fr balcon (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · gl galería (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · lv galerija (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · bg гале́рия (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ru галере́я (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · kmr galerî (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · es galería (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · fr galerie (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · yue 藝廊 /艺廊 (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · kn ಚಿತ್ರಕಲ (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · afb مَعْرَض (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · it porticato (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · sq galeri (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · bg гале́рия (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · cmn 懸臂樓座 /悬臂楼座 (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · he גָּלֶרְיָה (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ar مَعْرِض (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ur تَصْوِیر خانَہ (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · hi गैलरी (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · sv balkong (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ka გალერეა (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · ca galeria (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · pt galeria (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · tk galereýa (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · it galleria (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · sl galerija (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · dsb galerija (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · mk галерија (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · uz galereya (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · cs galerie (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · ka ქანდარა (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · ur نُمائِش گاہ (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · hi दर्शक दीर्घा (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · he יָצִיעַ (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · hi गैलरी (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · fa-ira گالِری (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · cs galerie (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · it galleria (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · km ថែវ (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · cmn 畫店 /画店 (establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art) · es galería (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · sh galèrija (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · da galleri (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · bg пасаж (roofed promenade along the wall of a building) · ru галере́я (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · fi galleria (fortification: covered passage) · et galerii (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) · cy oriel (area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium) · fr galerie (roofed promenade along the wall of a building)