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verb (used with object), con·soled, con·sol·ing.
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
Origin:
1685–95; (< French consoler) < Latin consōlārī, equivalent to con- con- + sōlārī to soothe (see solace); perhaps akin to Old English sǣl happiness (see seely)
1685–95; (< French consoler) < Latin consōlārī, equivalent to con- con- + sōlārī to soothe (see solace); perhaps akin to Old English sǣl happiness (see seely)
Related forms
con·sol·a·ble, adjective
con·sol·er, noun
con·sol·ing·ly, adverb
non·con·sol·a·ble, adjective
non·con·sol·ing, adjective
non·con·sol·ing·ly, adverb
self-con·sol·ing, adjective
un·con·sol·a·ble, adjective
un·con·sol·a·b·ly, adverb
un·con·soled, adjective
un·con·sol·ing, adjective
un·con·sol·ing·ly, adverb
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noun
1.
a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf.
2.
the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc.
3.
a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played.
4.
a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors.
6.
the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system: the console that controls a theater's lighting system.
7.
Architecture. an ornamental corbel or bracket, especially one high in relation to its projection.
8.
Automotive. a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items.
9.
Nautical. a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc.: a bridge console, an engine-room console.
Origin:
1700–10; < French; Middle French consolle bracket or support, apparently shortening of consolateur (attested in MF with same sense) literally, one who consoles (< Late Latin consōlātor; see console1, -ator), perhaps because such supports served as rests in choir stalls, etc.; cf. misericord
1700–10; < French; Middle French consolle bracket or support, apparently shortening of consolateur (attested in MF with same sense) literally, one who consoles (< Late Latin consōlātor; see console1, -ator), perhaps because such supports served as rests in choir stalls, etc.; cf. misericord
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console1 (kənˈsəʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, etc | |
| [C17: from Latin consōlārī, from sōlārī to comfort; see | |
| con'solable1 | |
| —adj | |
| con'soler1 | |
| —n | |
| con'solingly1 | |
| —adv | |
| console2 (ˈkɒnsəʊl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc |
| 2. | the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc |
| 3. | a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted |
| 4. | same as games console |
| 5. | a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor |
| 6. | See console table |
| [C18: from French, shortened from Old French consolateur one that provides support, hence, supporting bracket, from Latin consōlātor a comforter; see | |
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Word Origin & History
console
1690s, from Fr. consoler, from L. consolari "offer solace," from com- intensive prefix + solari "to comfort" (see solace). The Latin word is glossed in O.E. by frefran.
console
1706, from Fr. console "a bracket," possibly from M.Fr. consolateur, lit. "one who consoles," word used for carved human figures supporting cornices, shelves or rails in choir stalls. Originally "a cabinet," then "organ body" (1881), "radio cabinet" (1925), then "cabinet for a TV, stereo etc." (1944).
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Slang Dictionary
console
n.1. The operator's station of a mainframe. In times past, this was a privileged location that conveyed godlike powers to anyone with fingers on its keys. Under Unix and other modern timesharing OSes, such privileges are guarded by passwords instead, and the console is just the tty the system was booted from. Some of the mystique remains, however, and it is traditional for sysadmins to post urgent messages to all users from the console (on Unix, /dev/console).
2. On microcomputer Unix boxes, the main screen and keyboard (as opposed to character-only terminals talking to a serial port). Typically only the console can do real graphics or run X.
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Computing Dictionary
console definition
1. The operator's station of a mainframe. In times past, this was a privileged location that conveyed godlike powers to anyone with fingers on its keys. Under Unix and other modern time-sharing operating systems, such privileges are guarded by passwords instead, and the console is just the tty the system was booted from. Some of the mystique remains, however, and it is traditional for sysadmins to post urgent messages to all users from the console (on Unix, /dev/console).
2. On microcomputer Unix boxes, the main screen and keyboard (as opposed to character-only terminals talking to a serial port). Typically only the console can do real graphics or run X. See also CTY.
[Jargon File]
Encyclopedia Britannica
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console
in architecture, type of bracket or corbel, particularly one with a scroll-shaped profile: usually an ogee (S or inverted S curve) or double-ogee terminating in volutes (spirals) above and below. A console projects about one-half its height or less to support a windowhead, cornice, shelf, or sculpture. The difference between a console and other varieties of bracket has more to do with where it is used than its appearance, though in general a cantilever or modillion is supposed to project farther than a console in proportion to its height
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Example sentences
The center console houses two cupholders and a bin forward of the shift lever fitted with a grippy pad.
The console provides a stereoscopic view inside a patient's body.
Pneumatic bags connected to the console by air hoses are used to lift crash damaged aircraft in recovery operations.
The organ console, the refrigerator-size nerve center with keys and pedals and stops, had been damaged.
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