name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lancet
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːn.sɪt/
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Canada, Northern-England, US: /ˈlæn.sɪt/
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CMU ARPABET: L AE1 N S AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A high narrow window, terminating in an acutely pointed arch, common in Gothic architecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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verb
Meaning 6
To pierce with a lancet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surgical knife
noun
Meaning 8
an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lancet arch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Gothic arch
History
Etymology
From Middle English launcet, from Old French lancete, a diminutive of lance. By surface analysis, lance + -et.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: bisturi — surgical instrument
- Arabic: مِفْصَد (mifṣad) — surgical instrument
- Arabic: فَاصِد (fāṣid) — surgical instrument
- Armenian: նշտար (nštar) — surgical instrument
- Bulgarian: ланцет (lancet) — surgical instrument
- Catalan: llanceta — surgical instrument
- Czech: skalpel — surgical instrument
- Dutch: lancet — surgical instrument
- Esperanto: lanceto — surgical instrument
- Faroese: æðrajarn — surgical instrument
- Finnish: lansetti — surgical instrument
- French: lancette — surgical instrument
- Galician: lanceta — surgical instrument
- German: Lanzette — surgical instrument
- Greek: αμφίστομο νυστέρι (amfístomo nystéri) — surgical instrument
- Greek: νυστέρι (nystéri) — surgical instrument
- Ido: lanceto — surgical instrument
- Indonesian: lanset — surgical instrument
- Italian: lancetta — surgical instrument
- Italian: bisturi — surgical instrument
- Japanese: メス (mesu) — surgical instrument
- Kipchak: قان آلچی (kan alçı) — surgical instrument
- Middle English: launcet — surgical instrument
- Navajo: tsah — surgical instrument
- Old English: ǣderseax — surgical instrument
- Persian: نشتر (neštar) — surgical instrument
- Persian: نیشتر (ništar) — surgical instrument
- Polish: lancet — surgical instrument
- Polish: skalpel — surgical instrument
- Portuguese: lanceta — surgical instrument
- Russian: ланце́т (lancét) — surgical instrument
- Spanish: lanceta — surgical instrument
- Swedish: lansett — surgical instrument
- Turkish: neşter — surgical instrument
- Ottoman Turkish: نیشتر (nişter, neşter) — surgical instrument
- Ottoman Turkish: مفصد (mifsad) — surgical instrument
- Ukrainian: ланцет (lancet) — surgical instrument
Real reading context