cannelure

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noun

A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.

OriginFrench cannelure →
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Meanings

nouncannelure (plural cannelures)

plural cannelures

  1. engineeringA ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.

Origin

  1. Frenchcannelure
  2. Frenchcannelure
  3. Englishcannelure

Borrowed from French cannelure.

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APA

cannelure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannelure

MLA

“cannelure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannelure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannelure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannelure.

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