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console
1[kuhn-sohl]
verb (used with object)
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort.
Even his children could not console him when his wife died.
console
2[kon-sohl]
noun
Also called video game console.Also called game(s) console,.Also called gaming console,.a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc.
a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf.
a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played.
a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors.
the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system.
the console that controls a theater's lighting system.
Architecture.an ornamental corbel or bracket, especially one high in relation to its projection.
Automotive.a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items.
Nautical.a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc..
a bridge console, an engine-room console.
console
1/ ˈɒԲəʊ /
noun
an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc
the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc
a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted
same as games console
a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor
See console table
console
2/ əˈəʊ /
verb
to serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- consolable adjective
- consoler noun
- inconsolable adjective
- unconsolable adjective
- unconsolably adverb
- unconsoled adjective
- DzˈDZ adjective
- DzˈDZԲ adverb
- DzˈDZ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of console1
Origin of console2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of console1
Origin of console2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
For one, it has sold more than 150 million units of its hybrid TV/on-the-go console, making it the defining game device of the last decade.
No word on it coming to Nintendo's new, more powerful Switch 2 console yet though.
By afternoon in Los Angeles, there were reports of the devices selling out at some retailers, a clear indication of the console’s success.
The Nintendo Switch 2 console has officially been released, as retailers opened their doors at midnight — 9 p.m. here on the West Coast — to welcome early adapters and die-hard fans.
This final turn is less consoling or condemnatory than darkly revealing about our assumptions about Michaela, who's portrayed as a controlling fury for most of the story.
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