"decal" meaning in English

See decal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdiː.kæl/ [UK], /ˈdiːkæl/ [Canada, Central, General-Australian, US], /dɪˈkæl/ [Canada, Central, General-Australian, US], /ˈdɛkəl/ [Canada, Western] Audio: en-ca-decal.ogg [Canada], en-ca-decal-west.ogg [Canada] Forms: decals [plural]
Rhymes: (US, Central Canada, General Australian) -æl, (Western Canada) -ɛkəl Etymology: Clipping of decalcomania. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|decalcomania}} Clipping of decalcomania Head templates: {{en-noun}} decal (plural decals)
  1. A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily. Translations (design or picture to be transferred): ваденка (vadenka) (Bulgarian), obtisk [masculine] (Czech), décalque [masculine] (French), autocollant [masculine] (French), Abziehbild [neuter] (German), matrica (Hungarian), decalcabile [masculine] (Italian), vetrofania [feminine] (Italian), calcomania [feminine] (Italian), decalcomania [feminine] (Italian), Abzebild [neuter] (Luxembourgish), daneder (Northern Kurdish), preslikač (Serbo-Croatian), naljepnica (Serbo-Croatian), calcomanía [feminine] (Spanish), pegatina [feminine] (Spanish), dekal [common-gender] (Swedish), överföringsbild [common-gender] (Swedish), dekalkomani [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-decal-en-noun-c~BSjlV1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of 'design or picture to be transferred': 96 4
  2. (US) A decorative sticker. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-decal-en-noun-xDygRoBj Categories (other): American English

Verb

IPA: /ˈdiː.kæl/ [UK], /ˈdiːkæl/ [Canada, Central, General-Australian, US], /dɪˈkæl/ [Canada, Central, General-Australian, US], /ˈdɛkəl/ [Canada, Western] Audio: en-ca-decal.ogg [Canada], en-ca-decal-west.ogg [Canada] Forms: decals [present, singular, third-person], decaling [participle, present], decalling [participle, present], decaled [participle, past], decaled [past], decalled [participle, past], decalled [past]
Rhymes: (US, Central Canada, General Australian) -æl, (Western Canada) -ɛkəl Etymology: Clipping of decalcomania. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|decalcomania}} Clipping of decalcomania Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=decalled|pres_ptc2=decalling}} decal (third-person singular simple present decals, present participle decaling or decalling, simple past and past participle decaled or decalled)
  1. (transitive) To apply decals to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-decal-en-verb-V6T4e6FJ

Inflected forms

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      "form": "decaled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decalled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "decalled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "past2": "decalled",
        "pres_ptc2": "decalling"
      },
      "expansion": "decal (third-person singular simple present decals, present participle decaling or decalling, simple past and past participle decaled or decalled)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To apply decals to."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To apply decals to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiː.kæl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiːkæl/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "Central",
        "General-Australian",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈkæl/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "Central",
        "General-Australian",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "Western"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(US, Central Canada, General Australian) -æl"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Western Canada) -ɛkəl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-ca-decal.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fd/En-ca-decal.ogg/En-ca-decal.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/En-ca-decal.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (CA)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-ca-decal-west.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/38/En-ca-decal-west.ogg/En-ca-decal-west.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/En-ca-decal-west.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (CA)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "decal"
  ],
  "word": "decal"
}

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