Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "bolection" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOLECTION

Of unknown origin.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF BOLECTION

bolection  [bəʊˈlɛkʃən] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOLECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bolection is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOLECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bolection

Bolection

A bolection, sometimes called balection, bilection or similar, is a moulding which projects beyond the face of a panel or frame, usually found in panelling, doors and fireplaces, especially when the meeting surfaces are at different levels. Used to great effect by Christopher Wren. The term was first used in the early 18th century; its etymology is uncertain. Cross-section of an ornate bolection moulding hiding the edges of a recessed panel...

Definition of bolection in the English dictionary

The definition of bolection in the dictionary is a stepped moulding covering and projecting beyond the joint between two members having surfaces at different levels Also called: bilection.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOLECTION


bilection
baɪˈlɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
complexion
kəmˈplɛkʃən
deflection
dɪˈflɛkʃən
election
ɪˈlɛkʃən
flexion
ˈflɛkʃən
inflection
ɪnˈflɛkʃən
intellection
ˌɪntɪˈlɛkʃən
lection
ˈlɛkʃən
misrecollection
ˌmɪsˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən
nonelection
ˌnɒnɪˈlɛkʃən
postelection
ˌpəʊstɪˈlɛkʃən
predilection
ˌpriːdɪˈlɛkʃən
prelection
prɪˈlɛkʃən
recollection
ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən
reflection
rɪˈflɛkʃən
reflexion
rɪˈflɛkʃən
reselection
riːsɪˈlɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən
subintellection
ˌsʌbɪntɪˈlɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOLECTION

bolas
bold
bold face
bold type
bold-faced
Bolden
boldface
boldly
boldness
Boldrewood
bole
bolero
bolero jacket
bolete
boleti
boletus
Boleyn
Bolger
bolide
boline

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOLECTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of bolection in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bolection» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF BOLECTION

Find out the translation of bolection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bolection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bolection» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bolection
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bolection
570 millions of speakers

English

bolection
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bolection
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bolection
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bolection
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolection
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bolection
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boudin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Booting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bolection
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bolection
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bolection
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boondion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bolection
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bolection
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिश्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bolection
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bolection
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bolection
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bolection
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bolection
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bolection
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bolection
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bolection
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bolection
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bolection

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLECTION»

The term «bolection» is normally little used and occupies the 135.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Little used
37
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «bolection» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of bolection
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «bolection».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLECTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bolection» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bolection» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bolection

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOLECTION»

Discover the use of bolection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bolection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bill Hylton's Frame & Panel Magic
A special form of separate molding, called a bolection molding, adds depth to the assembly because it stands proud of the frame. Your eye sweeps across the flat frame to the profile, climbs the profile to its peak, then descends to the panel.
Bill Hylton, 2005
2
Old-House Journal
in panel wainscotting, but doorway thresholds and some picture-frame mouldings are technically bolection mouldings, too. The featured bolection moulding in many old houses is the one around a fireplace, where it creates a transition ...
3
Carpentry and Joinery
Planted mould Ply or solid panel Bolection mould Figure 6.30 shows a planted mould that is rebated over the framing in order to create an enhanced feature. This type is known as a bolection mould. In general bolection moulds are fitted on  ...
Peter Brett, 2004
4
Building Doors & Gates: Instructions, Techniques, and Over ...
The panel can be plain on one side, with generous bolection molding nailed to the better side so that part of the molding laps over the frame. • The panel can be plain on one side, with the panel being a thicker section and rabbeted into the ...
Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater, 1999
5
Carpentry and Joinery for Building Craft Students 2
A bolection moulding is planted around the joint between the framing and the panel for aesthetic reasons. (It looks pleasing.) The bolection mould should be fixed through the panel with screws. The holes through the panel for these screws ...
Peter Brett, 1981
6
Bench Joinery
Bead and butt panel Pinned glazing bead Figure 4.47 Panel detail (bead butt) Figure 4.48 Panel detail (planted bead) Planted mould Ply or solid panel Bolection mould For a neat finish planted beads or moulds should not finish flush with the ...
Peter Brett, 2002
7
SKYRING'S BUILDER'S PRICES 1864
WINDOW BACKS only, Per Foot Super. Inch deal, plain keyed, or framed sq. backs only . . I j inch ditto .. Ditto, moulded, or bead butt Ditto, bead flush Ditto, reed flush If bolection, or fancy moulded, add on the moulded , . . . . If 1| inch add on the ...
8
Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings
(b) Bolection moulding. Bolection Moulding A bolection moulding is planted ( nailed) around the panels of a door for the sake of appearance. The moulding is cut so that when it is fixed it covers the edges of the stiles and rails around the panel, ...
Stephen Emmitt, Christopher A. Gorse, 2014
9
Joinery: Shaping & Milling : Techniques and Strategies for ...
Bolection. molding. (noun). An. applied molding that is rabbeted along one edge, enabling it to fit over a frame work and thus sticking. If you are using a dowel joint, do not. Routing the frame is reasonably efficient for small runs, and the ...
Fine Woodworking, 1999
10
A Building History of Northern New England
This is the bolection, a projecting feature that is most often employed as an enframement of panels, especially before 1750 or so. The bolection always features a bold torus, or projecting half-round, which is sometimes merged with an ogee, ...
James L. Garvin, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOLECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bolection is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Live like a lord in this South Staffordshire hall
The former features a large drawing room with large sash windows and French doors to the terrace. In the formal dining room, a bolection ... «Birmingham Post, May 15»
2
The Delaware Antiques Show of 2014
... and a document drawer in the bolection molding at the top. He said it went to a Massachusetts collector. Sullivan began selling at setup and ... «Maine Antique Digest, Jan 15»
3
A colourful past: how the trade in paints has developed
In the 1730s, wavy, “bolection-framed” panels in dark hues gave way to plainer panels painted off-white to imitate stone. At the same time, ... «Financial Times, Oct 14»
4
Restoration Hardware's Mail-Order Extravagance
(“Inspired by a pair of late 17th century Louis XIV doors, the walnut cabinet is emblematic of French Baroque design with a bolection-molded ... «The New Yorker, Aug 14»
5
'Slip-shod' tradesman who fitted stone mantelpiece that collapsed …
Bella's father visited Beacon Fireplaces in Beaconsfield, and chose the Clandon Bolection limestone fireplace for the ground floor formal living ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
6
Sydney flat pays homage to art deco
Layering elements such as glazed screens, bolection mouldings and sheer curtains tricks the eye and obscures the building's fabric,” he says ... «gulfnews.com, Nov 13»
7
How to Buy an Antique Mantelpiece
Take streamlined bolection mantels, which frame a fireplace with stepped rectangular molding. "I use those in contemporary interiors and they ... «Wall Street Journal, Sep 13»
8
Dust fire breaks out at manufacturing facility in Pinellas Park
Firefighters from Pinellas Park, Largo and Seminole fought the blaze, which started at about 9 a.m. in a dust vacuum at Bolection Door, 11200 ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 13»
9
Houghton Hall, Norfolk – I: A Seat of the Marquess of Cholmondeley …
The panelling has bolection mouldings reflecting the marble chimneypiece, which seems slightly old-fashioned for the mid 1720s. In 1745 it ... «Country Life, Jun 13»
10
Mayoralty House and Lower Cross Street
The tall doorcase has a segmented head and a bolection moulding which is a very rare feature. It is of note that the basement has stone ... «Galway Advertiser, Mar 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bolection [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bolection>. Jun 2026 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z