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PRONUNCIATION OF STONECUTTING

stonecutting  [ˈstəʊnˌkʌtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STONECUTTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stonecutting 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 STONECUTTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stonecutting in the English dictionary

The definition of stonecutting in the dictionary is cutting or dressing stone.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STONECUTTING


clearcutting
ˈklɪəˌkʌtɪŋ
cost-cutting
ˈkɒstkʌtɪŋ
cutting
ˈkʌtɪŋ
doughnutting
ˈdəʊˌnʌtɪŋ
jutting
ˈdʒʌtɪŋ
nutting
ˈnʌtɪŋ
outjutting
ˈaʊtˌdʒʌtɪŋ
overcutting
ˌəʊvəˈkʌtɪŋ
put-putting
ˈpʌtˌpʌtɪŋ
putting
ˈpʌtɪŋ
rutting
ˈrʌtɪŋ
shortcutting
ˈʃɔːtˌkʌtɪŋ
strutting
ˈstrʌtɪŋ
tutting
ˈtʌtɪŋ
unshutting
ʌnˈʃʌtɪŋ
uppercutting
ˈʌpəkʌtɪŋ
woodcutting
ˈwʊdkʌtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STONECUTTING

stoneable
stoneboat
stoneborer
stonebrash
stonebreak
stonebreaker
stonecast
stonechat
stonecrop
stonecutter
stoned
stonefish
stoneflies
stonefly
stoneground
stonehand
Stonehenge
stonehorse
stoneless
stonelessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE STONECUTTING

acting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
emitting
fitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
plotting
setting
sitting
spitting
splitting
spotting
submitting
transmitting
upsetting

Synonyms and antonyms of stonecutting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stonecutting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STONECUTTING

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

Translator English - Chinese

stonecutting
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cantería
570 millions of speakers

English

stonecutting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stonecutting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطع الأحجار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Обработка камня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lapidação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stonecutting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taillerie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stonecutting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steinmetz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stonecutting
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stonecutting
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stonecutting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stonecutting
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stonecutting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दगडाची कपाळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stonecutting
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Scalpellini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kamieniarze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Обробка каменю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stonecutting
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stonecutting
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stonecutting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stonecutting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stonecutting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stonecutting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STONECUTTING»

The term «stonecutting» is used very little and occupies the 162.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STONECUTTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stonecutting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stonecutting» 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 stonecutting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STONECUTTING»

Discover the use of stonecutting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stonecutting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Rudiments of Masonry and Stonecutting: Exhibiting the ...
Exhibiting the Principles of Masonic Projection ... Dobson (Edward). projection of which will be a circle, an ellipse, or a straight line, according to its position. It is therefore unnecessary to say anything further here, either as to the projections or  ...
Dobson (Edward), 1873
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A Rudimentary Treatise on Masonry and Stonecutting in which ...
Edward Dobson. projection of which will be a circle, an ellipse, or a straight line, according to its position. It is therefore unnecessary to say anything further here, either as to the projections or development of the sphere, beyond referring the ...
Edward Dobson, 1859
3
A rudimentary treatise on Masonry and Stonecutting ... In ...
Necessity for geometrical projection, Il.-Application of descriptive geometry to masonic projection an interesting branch of history, [IL-Knowledge of the history of stonecutting not only interesting but necessary, IV._-ln former times the mason  ...
Edward DOBSON (Civil Engineer), 1849
4
The Great Loochoo: A Study of Okinawan Village Life
The main stonecutting operations take place on the steep bluffs around both villages, although there are many excavations near the temporary Minatogawa tombs which dot the rocky coast. Quarries are also found in neighboring Tamagusuku ...
Clarence J. Glacken, 1955
5
The Projective Cast: Architecture and Its Three Geometries
I shall concentrate, therefore, on the way that the geometrical art of stonecutting permeated the divide between classical architecture and Gothic. Although in this sense regional, the study suggests a reevaluation of more general ideas about ...
Robin Evans, 2000
6
Effect of the Air Hammer on the Hands of Stonecutters
The temperature in the mills is much less severe than in the open sheds where stonecutting has customarily been done. In one mill where the outside temperature was 16° F. at 7.30 a.m., the temperature where the stonecutting took place was ...
‎1918
7
Stonecutting 101: By Bill Child
Steps involved in cutting big boulders into building sizes stones.
Bill Child, Cloudmountain Communications, 2001
8
The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry
Just east of the turning basin is the stonecutting mill, constructed of red sandstone quarried on site. It may have been built around 1837. The Seneca Sandstone Company either expanded the mill or built a new mill in 1868*we aren 't sure ...
Garrett Peck, 2013
9
Acadia Trails Treatment Plan: Cultural Landscape Report for ...
... 62, 148, 149, 150, 158, 185, 187, 191, 196, 285, 301, 329, 337, 366-68, 370-74 See also stonecutting stone, drilling, 367-68 See also drill marks stone, laying, 164-66, 765 stone, quarrying, 228 See also stonecutting stone, uncut, 54,54-56, ...
Christian Barter, Jim Vekasi
10
The Arts and Architecture of German Settlements in Missouri: ...
STONECUTTING. AND. CARVING. We have seen that many craftsmen working in the Missouri-German area were encouraged by necessity to be versatile. This versatility was also typical of the stonemasons who settled in the area. In addition  ...
Charles Van Ravenswaay, 1977

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STONECUTTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stonecutting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
This Week in the Nintendo eShop
The Stonecutter is a visual novel about a stonecutter who wants to be a stonecutter of a higher status. Thus, he decides to stonecut his way to the stonecutting ... «IGN, Jun 15»
2
Stonecutting and Stonemasonry Apprenticeship Launched in Kerry
The Apprenticeship in the Craft of Stone Cutting and Stonemasonry provides participants with specialist skills from the processing of stone to carving, restoration ... «CareersPortal, Apr 15»
3
A New Story About Three Old Churches
But in his exhibition, “Mixtec Stonecutting Artistry,” UT professor Benjamin Ibarra-Sevilla has a different story to tell. “The buildings were actually built by ... «The Alcalde, Feb 15»
4
Canzano: Trail Blazers taught a Game 1 lesson by the stonecutting
"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. «The Oregonian, May 14»
5
Stylish apartments built from stonecutting town's wasted material …
Looking to prevent remnants of the stonecutting process from being dumped and polluting the environment, Collective Terrain's architects from Tehran, Iran and ... «Treehugger, May 13»

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