rasante

English

Etymology

From French rasant, present participle of raser (“to graze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈzɑnt/

Adjective

rasante (comparative more rasante, superlative most rasante)

1. (military, historical) Sweeping; grazing; applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, so that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them

References

“rasante”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Antares, Nateras, Retanas, anearst, anestra, atranes, santera

French

Adjective

rasante

1. feminine singular of rasant

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

rasante

1. inflection of rasant:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Participle

rasante (plural rasanti)

1. present participle of rasare

Anagrams

• Antares, rasenta, stanare, stanerà

Portuguese

Etymology

From rasar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [haˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [haˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [χaˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈzɐ̃.te/ [haˈzɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈzɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
• Hyphenation: ra‧san‧te

Adjective

rasante m or f (plural rasantes)

1. not above the aim
2. low-flying

Noun

rasante f (plural rasantes)

1. low-flying traject

Spanish

Adjective

rasante m or f (masculine and feminine plural rasantes)

1. low-flying

Further reading

• “rasante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10