English Dictionary

dovetail

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdʌvteɪl/

動詞

他動詞 二重他動詞 比喩的用法 自動詞

(woodworking, transitive) To unite with a dovetail joint. / (figuratively, transitive, intransitive, ditransitive) To fit together well; to combine or attach like a dovetail.

日本語の意味

(木工用語) 鳩尾継ぎを用いて結合する / (比喩的に) ぴったり合う、調和して組み合わせる

The carpenter must dovetail the oak drawer to the cabinet carcass to create a tight, lasting joint.

その大工は、しっかりと長持ちする接合を作るために、オーク製の引き出しをキャビネット本体に蟻継ぎで組み合わせなければならない。

意味（1）

(woodworking, transitive) To unite with a dovetail joint.

In house-building it is further forbidden to dovetail or make the ends of the timbers (e.g. of the roof) fit accurately together, and also to build two verandahs, one on each side of the house, with their floors on a level with the floor of the main building; if two verandahs are used, the floor of one must be lower than that of the main building.

意味（2）

(figuratively, transitive, intransitive, ditransitive) To fit together well; to combine or attach like a dovetail.

The parts of your essay should dovetail so that it is cohesive and coherent. (intransitive)

意味（3）

(computing, transitive) To interweave a number of subprograms or algorithms so that they can be run more or less simultaneously.

The precise way in which we dovetail the algorithms depends on whether our goal is time or query efficiency.

dovetails （ present singular third-person ）

dovetailing （ participle present ）

dovetailed （ participle past ）

dovetailed （ past ）