console

  • 31console — [1] A small storage space or fascia between the two front seats in a car with bucket seats. Often it houses the shifter, some instruments, coffee holders, coin holders, etc. [2] A total unit or system of controls located in one area and enclosed …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 32console — 1còn·so·le s.m. 1. TS stor. nell antica Roma: ognuno dei due supremi magistrati creati annualmente e insigniti del potere militare, della facoltà di convocare e presiedere le riunioni popolari e senatoriali, di proporre le leggi, della cura dell… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 33console — {{11}}console (n.) 1706, a cabinet; an ornamental base structure, from Fr. console a bracket (16c.), of uncertain origin, possibly from M.Fr. consolateur, lit. one who consoles, word used for carved human figures supporting cornices, shelves or… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 34console — consoles, consoling, consoled (The verb is pronounced [[t]kənso͟ʊl[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nsoʊl[/t]].) 1) VERB If you console someone who is unhappy about something, you try to make them feel more cheerful. [V with quote] Never mind …

    English dictionary

  • 35console — i. That portion of aircraft cockpit in which many of the operating controls are located. The control console is normally in the form of a pedestal, which extends out from the instrument panel between the pilot’s and the co pilot’s seats. ii. In… …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 36console — 1 verb (T) to make someone feel better when they are feeling sad or disappointed: No one could console her when Peter died. | console sb with: Console yourself with the thought that no one was injured! 2 noun (C) 1 a flat board that contains the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37console — I. noun Etymology: French Date: 1664 1. an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament 2. console table 3. a. an upright case that houses the keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38console — con|sole1 [ kən soul ] verb transitive to try to make someone feel better when they are unhappy or disappointed: Brenton was crying and she could do nothing to console him. Harry consoled himself with the thought that he had at least solved part… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39console — [14] Console means literally ‘offer solace’. It comes from Latin consōlārī, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com and sōlārī ‘comfort’ (source of the Latin noun sōlātium, from which English gets solace [13]). English acquired it… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40console — I. /kənˈsoʊl / (say kuhn sohl) verb (t) (consoled, consoling) to alleviate the grief or sorrow of; comfort; solace; cheer. {Latin consōlāri comfort} –consolable, adjective –consoler, noun –consoling, adjective –consolingly, adverb II. /ˈkɒnsoʊl / …