balise

See also: Balise and balisé

English

Etymology

From French balise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈliːz/
• Homophone: Belize (one pronunciation)

Noun

balise (plural balises)

1. (European Train Control System) An electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.

Hypernyms

• transponder

Hyponyms

• Eurobalise
• infill balise
• virtual balise

Related terms

• EuroLoop

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: balisa (ca) f
• Czech: balíza f
• Finnish: baliisi (fi)
• German: Balise (de) f

References

• balise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Bailes, Blaise, Isabel, abseil

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.liz/

• balise

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese baliza.

Noun

balise f (plural balises)

1. beacon (signal fire)
2. (aeronautics) beacon
3. (computing) tag (element of code)
4. (nautical) buoy, seamark

Derived terms

• balisage
• baliser
• baliseur

 

References

• balise on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

balise

1. inflection of baliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “balise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “balise” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “balise” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

Anagrams

• Basile, bêlais, Blaise