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Meaning of console in English
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Verb
console
Etymology
mid 17th century (replacing earlier consolate): from French consoler, from Latin consolari, from con-‘with’ + solari‘soothe’
Definitions
1.
give moral or emotional strength to
Noun
console
Etymology
mid 17th century (in console (sense 2)): from French, perhaps from consolider, from Latin consolidare (see consolidate)
Definitions
1.
a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
2.
a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)
3.
an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)
Examples
« the bust of Napoleon stood on a console »
4.
housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television