Standard Lemma guide

coulisse

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kuːˈliːs/
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  • rhymes with -iːs

1

noun

Meaning 1

A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A fluting in a sword blade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A side scene of the stage in a theater or the space between the side scenes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: timber

5

noun

Meaning 5

a flat situated in the wings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wing flat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flat

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French coulisse.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: паз (paz) — piece of timber
  • Ido: kuliso — piece of timber
  • Italian: scanalatura — piece of timber
  • Italian: incavo — piece of timber
  • Polish: prowadnica — piece of timber
  • Polish: rowek — piece of timber
  • Finnish: veriura — fluting in sword blade
  • Polish: żłobkowanie — fluting in sword blade
  • Armenian: հետնաբեմ (hetnabem) — side scene
  • Bulgarian: кулиси (kulisi) — side scene
  • Catalan: colissa — side scene
  • Catalan: colís — side scene
  • Czech: boční kulisa — side scene
  • Finnish: lavaste — side scene
  • Finnish: kulissi — side scene
  • Greek: κουίντα (kouínta) — side scene
  • Ido: kuliso — side scene
  • Italian: quinta — side scene
  • Polish: kulisa — side scene
  • Romanian: culisă — side scene
  • Russian: кули́сы (kulísy) — side scene
  • Ukrainian: кулі́са (kulísa) — side scene