shelf en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ʃɛlf/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel(H)-p-der. Proto-Germanic *skelfōder. Proto-West Germanic *skelfu:der. Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā Old English sċylfe? Middle English schelfe English shelf From Middle English schelfe, probably from Old English sċylfe, sċilfe (“shelf, ledge, deck of a ship”), from Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā, from Proto-Germanic *skelfō (“shelf, ledge, cliff”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell. Cognate with Dutch schelf (“hay loft, haystack”), German Low German Schelf (“haystack”), Old Norse skjalf (“bench”).
Meanings
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A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.
2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, retrieved 31 Oct 2012:We keep the old newspapers on the bottom shelf of the cupboard, and our photos on the top shelf.
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The capacity of such an object
a shelf of videos
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A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
In 1981, China's Ministry of Geology surveyed the Taiwan Banks area and reported the following features: The Southern Basin (Taiwan Qian Tan) is situated approximately 200 km (124 mi) south-east of Swatao City and about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the Taiwan Banks on the transition between shelf and slope in water depths of 50 to 200 m (164 to 656 ft).
1985, Mark J. Valencia, “Issues: Hydrocarbon Potential and Jurisdictional Disputes”, in South-East Asian Seas: Oil Under Troubled Waters: Hydrocarbon Potential, Jurisdictional Issues, and International Relations, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 103:
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The part of a repository where shelvesets are stored.
A shelveset allows you to store a changeset on the server without adding it to the current codebase and sharing it with team members directly. Each team member has his own “shelf,” where he can store as many shelvesets as he wants.
2016, Wouter de Kort, DevOps on the Microsoft Stack, page 114:This is where the Visual Studio Shelving function can help. A shelf is a place on the server in source control that is separate from the main code line so it will not affect other developers.
2012, Bradley Irby, Reengineering .NET:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shelves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
intrashelf · mantelshelf · shelf-wobbler · on the shelf · shelfie · shelf sea · shelfroom · shelf cloud · mid-shelf · shelf fungus · bottom-shelf · shelfbreak · top-shelf · toolshelf · simian shelf · shelfless · alongshelf · top shelf · off the shelf · shelf-screamer · shelf-worn · commercial off-the-shelf · shelvy · rockshelf · high shelf · shelf filler · shelf-stable · shelflike · beamshelf · shelf break · shelflist · off-the-shelf · shelfmate · shelf stopper · shelfward · swing shelf · shelve · shelf life · shelfworthy · shelf bra · shelf list · shelflation · conducting shelf · shelf-talker · shelfmark · shelfware · shelfful · shelfwards · shelfback · undershelf · ice-shelf · shelf ice · beehive shelf · shelf stacker
Descendants
šȅlf · seilf · silff · šelf · ше̏лф
Hyponyms
ice shelf · sulphur shelf · parcel shelf · bookshelf · continental shelf · chimney shelf · sulfur shelf
Relateds
Synonyms
shelfful (capacity)
Translations (179)
nap stìglio (structure) · bg рафт (structure) · pl półka (structure) · zu ishalufu (structure) · gl alzadeira (capacity) · gl paramio (capacity) · sv hylla (structure) · ca estant (structure) · pt prateleira (capacity) · gl vaseira (capacity) · oc laissa (structure) · tr sergen (structure) · vi giá (structure) · sh по̀лица (structure) · de Bord (structure) · bg етаже́рка (structure) · gl paraño (capacity) · ko 선반 (structure) · nl schap (capacity) · mt xkaffa (structure) · my စင် (structure) · xal таг (structure) · ta அடுக்கம் (structure) · mg talantalana (structure) · ln motáláká (structure) · acw رَفّ (structure) · gv skelloo (structure) · lv plaukts (structure) · udm ӝажы (structure) · gl parañoa (structure) · fr étagère (capacity) · ms rak (structure) · arz رف (structure) · fo hill (structure) · es ménsula (projecting ledge resembling a shelf) · es estante (structure) · gu અભરાઈ (structure) · es balda (structure) · hi तख़्ता (structure) · sl políca (structure) · bo བང་ཁྲི (structure) · ceb estante (structure) · nl legplank (structure) · ckb ڕەف (structure) · gl andel (structure) · nl rek (structure) · nap scanzia (structure) · gl estante (structure) · cy silff (structure) · sw rafu (structure) · lt lentyna (structure) · el ράφι (structure) · mi paenga (structure) · ro raft (structure) · he מַדָּף (structure) · eu apal (structure) · bg по́лица (structure) · gl cunqueiro (capacity) · de Brett (structure) · sh rȁf (structure) · wym faocht (structure) · gl andel (capacity) · gl paraño (structure) · pt estante (structure) · udm полка (structure) · it ripiano (structure) · fr étagère (structure) · it scaffale (structure) · es entrepaño (structure) · nl schap (structure) · km ធ្នើរ (structure) · it mensola (structure) · uz tokcha (structure) · be палі́ца (structure) · oj desaabaan (structure) · et riiul (structure) · gl vaseira (structure) · wa axhlete (structure) · nrf ais (structure) · de Wandbrett (structure) · nn hylle (structure) · tt киштә (structure) · uz polka (structure) · ja 棚 (structure) · pt estante (capacity) · vec scansìa (structure) · ky полка (structure) · fj vata (structure) · wym faht (structure) · nl schap (projecting ledge resembling a shelf) · gl paramio (structure) · th หิ้ง (structure) · lo ຫິ້ງ (structure) · is hilla (structure) · sco bink (projecting ledge resembling a shelf) · pl regał (structure) · ta அடுக்கு (structure) · az rəf (structure) · wa axhale (structure) · it palchetto (structure) · mn тавиур (structure) · te అర (structure) · lij rician (structure) · fi hylly (structure) · kk сөре (structure) · pt prateleira (structure) · dsb pólica (structure) · sah долбуур (structure) · ba кәштә (structure) · gd sgeilp (projecting ledge resembling a shelf) · ru по́лка (structure) · ur طاق (structure) · dsb regal (structure) · ky текче (structure) · cs police (structure) · sk polica (structure) · ro poliță (structure) · bn তাক (structure) · tg раф (structure) · ga seilf (structure) · uk поли́ця (structure) · hu polc (structure) · ca lleixa (structure) · id rak (structure) · nl rek (capacity) · sh ра̏ф (structure) · lo ຊັ້ນ (structure) · gl alzadeira (structure) · nl plank (structure) · ota راف (structure) · hu stelázsi (structure) · fr tablard (structure) · nrf êtagéthe (structure) · hy դարակ (structure) · es anaquel (structure) · kmr ref (structure) · eo breto (structure) · cy silff (projecting ledge resembling a shelf) · nb hylle (structure) · yi פּאָליצע (structure) · mk полица (structure) · nan-hbl 架仔 (structure) · ar رَفّ (structure) · ug جازا (structure) · scn scaffa (structure) · br estajerenn (structure) · mi whata (structure) · es repisa (projecting ledge resembling a shelf) · de Regalbrett (structure) · tk tekje (structure) · sv hylla (capacity) · gl cunqueiro (structure) · inh тархе (structure) · fa رف (structure) · vi giá sách (structure) · gl prateleira (capacity) · sq raft (structure) · sh pòlica (structure) · koi джадж (structure) · fr rayonnage (capacity) · cmn 架子 (structure) · ca prestatge (structure) · tr raf (structure) · acm رَفّ (structure) · ce терхи (structure) · gl prateleira (structure) · gd sgeilp (structure) · ka თარო (structure) · fr rayon (structure) · yue 架 (structure) · de Regal (structure) · wa håynaedje (capacity) · gl parañoa (capacity) · de Schrankbrett (structure) · fur scansìe (structure) · se hildu (structure) · da hylde (structure) · enm stage (structure) · bho ताखा (structure)