Dictionary

knurl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /nɝl/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /nɜːl/ (UK)

Etymology

From knur + -le (“diminutive”), from Middle English knarre (“knot in wood”), earlier sense “a stone”, likely influenced by Old Norse knǫrr. gnarl is a later variant, from gnarled, via knurled.

Meanings

1. A contorted knot in wood.
2. A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
3. A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.

Forms

Deriveds

knurler · knurly

Translations (17)

mk нарецкување (grip pattern) · sh rovašenje (grip pattern) · pl radełkowanie (grip pattern) · fr moletage (grip pattern) · fi pyällys (grip pattern) · sh nareckivanje (grip pattern) · de Riffelung (grip pattern) · pl ryflowanie (grip pattern) · ru нака́тка (grip pattern) · sh radlovanje (grip pattern) · ota بوداق (contorted knot in wood) · pl moletowanie (grip pattern) · de Rändelung (grip pattern) · es grafila (grip pattern) · bg чвор (contorted knot in wood) · sv räffla (grip pattern) · ca gràfila (grip pattern)

knurl en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /nɝl/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /nɜːl/ (UK)

Etymology

From knur + -le (“diminutive”), from Middle English knarre (“knot in wood”), earlier sense “a stone”, likely influenced by Old Norse knǫrr. gnarl is a later variant, from gnarled, via knurled.

Meanings

1. To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.

Forms