German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German strāle f (rarely m), from Old High German strāla f, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu (arrow). Compare Dutch straal, English streal.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁaːl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun edit

Strahl m (mixed, genitive Strahles or Strahls, plural Strahlen)

  1. beam, ray (e.g. of light)
  2. jet (e.g. of water or ink)
  3. frog (part of a horse's hoof)
  4. (geometry) ray, half-line
    Synonym: Halbgerade
  5. (obsolete, until 18th c.) arrow

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