hance
See also: Hance
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
See enhance.
Verb edit
hance (third-person singular simple present hances, present participle hancing, simple past and past participle hanced)
- (transitive, obsolete) To raise, to elevate.
Etymology 2 edit
Anglo-Norman, from Old French haulce.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
hance (plural hances)
- A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
- 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
- He wears a minimal white cotton brief, and is pleased by the hance of its pouch, a catenary dip as he faces the mirror, the profile navicular and ostent.
- The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhan.ke/, [ˈhäŋkɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.t͡ʃe/, [ˈän̠ʲt͡ʃe]
Adjective edit
hance
Pronoun edit
hance