the groin

English - Turkish

Definition of the groin in English Turkish dictionary
groin: kasık
groin: iki kemerin birleştiği nokta
groin: (Mimarlık) kemer kavuşma çizgisi
groin: (Askeri) mahmuz
groin: (İnşaat) mahya
groin: (Mimarlık) iki kemerin birleştiği kenar
groin: taş seti
groin: sahil koruma seti
groin: i., anat. kasık
groin: duvar/kasık
groin: {i} kemer pervazı

English - English

Definition of the groin in English English dictionary: inguen; lesk
groin: The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
groin: A structure projecting from a beach to change the pattern of erosion
groin: To build with groins
groin: {n} the part next the thigh, a grumbling
groin: The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit
groin: Wall or embankment, constructed at right angles to the shoreline, that projects out into the water; a shoreline protective device (California Coastal Commission 1987)
groin: The contact between the upstream or downstream face of a dam and the abutments The area along the contact (or intersection) of the face of a dam with the abutments Recreation trails have caused erosion along the groin of Soldier Canyon and Dixon Canyon Dams
groin: To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur
groin: Each of two areas where the abdomen joins the thighs
groin: The surface formed by two such vaults
groin: build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"
groin: the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
groin: (1) A shore-protection structure (built usually to trap littoral drift or retard erosion of the shore) It is narrow in width (measured parallel to the shore) and its length may vary from tens to hundreds of meters (extending from a point landward of the shoreline out into the water) groins may be classified as permeable (with openings through them) or impermeable (a solid or nearly solid structure) (2) (SMP) A barrier-type structure extending from the backshore or stream bank into a water body for the purpose of the protection of a shoreline and adjacent upland by influencing the movement of water and/or deposition of materials
groin: The area where the thigh meets the abdomen
groin: sharp edge at the meeting of two cells of a cross-vault
groin: To fashion into groins; to build with groins
groin: The snout of a swine
groin: a wall built out from a river bank to check scour
groin: A barrier built on a beach at right angles to the water's edge and entering the sea It reduces local erosion by holding back the currents that tend to carry sediments along the beach, but deprives downshore areas of sand
groin: Junction of the thigh and abdomen; location of muscles that rotate, flex and adduct the hip
groin: The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen
groin: the angle formed by an intersection of vaults, the principle ribs formed at the intersection of the ceiling surfaces of a cross vault
groin: The long narrow depression of the human body that separates the trunk from the legs
groin: The area in the body where the thigh meets the abdomen
groin: {i} area where the thigh joins the abdomen (Anatomy); area where two vaults intersect (Architecture)
groin: A low artificial wall-like structure of durable material extending from the land to seaward for a particular purpose, such as to prevent coast erosion (6)
groin: Your groin is the front part of your body between your legs
groin: the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals build with groins; "The ceiling was groined
groin: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groin: angle at the intersection of two surfaces in a vault
groin: A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle
groin: A structure that juts out into a body of water perpendicular to the shoreline and is built to restore an eroding beach by intercepting longshore drift and trapping sand