ell

ɛl

Definition

Definition of ell - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

plumbing

TECH.

pipe or tube with a right-angle bend

TECH.

The plumber installed an ell in the pipe.

angle

bend

elbow

unit

Rare

former measure of length, varying in different countries

Rare

He bought a piece of cloth that was three ells long..

foot

meter

yard

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ell-wand

rod an ell long for official measurement

The merchant used an ell-wand to measure the fabric.

Origin of ell

Old English, ell (length measure)

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ell-wand

measurement

rod an ell long for official measurement

Examples of ell in a sentence

The ell connected two sections of the pipeline.
The fabric was measured in ells.
An ell was a common unit in medieval times.

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French:coude, aune, ...
German:Winkelstück, Elle, ...
Italian:gomito, braccio, ...
Spanish:codo, vara, ...
Portuguese:joelho, vara, ...
Chinese:弯头, 肘, ...
Japanese:エル, エール, ...
Arabic:كَوع, ذراع, ...
Hebrew:חִבּוּר זָווִיתִי, אַמָּה, ...
Russian:угловая труба, эль, ...
Ukrainian:коліно, лікоть, ...
Hindi:एल, पुरानी लंबाई माप, ...
Bengali:এল, প্রাচীন মাপ, ...
Catalan:colze, vara, ...
Czech:koleno, loket, ...
Danish:vinkel, alen, ...
Dutch:bocht, el, ...
Greek:γωνιακός σωλήνας, πήχης, ...
Hungarian:könyökidom, rőf, ...
Khmer:បំពង់កែង, អែល, ...
Korean:엘보, 엘, ...
Persian:زانویی, اِل, ...
Polish:kolanko, łokieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):cotovelo, côvado, ...
Romanian:cot, ell, ...
Swedish:vinkelkoppling, aln, ...
Thai:ท่อโค้ง, เอลล์, ...
Turkish:dirsek, arşın, ...
Vietnamese:khúc cong, thước, ...

ELL

i ɛl ɛl

Definition of ELL - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: English-language learner

TECH.

student learning English

TECH.

The ELL needs extra help in class.
The ELL program supports language development.
She volunteers to tutor ELL students after school.

EFL

ESL

TESOL

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French:élève apprenant l'anglais, ...
German:Englischlernender, ...
Italian:apprendente di inglese, ...
Spanish:aprendiz de inglés, ...
Portuguese:aluno que aprende inglês, ...
Chinese:英语学习者, ...
Japanese:ELL, ...
Arabic:طالِب يَتَعَلَّم الإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לוֹמֵד אַנְגְּלִית כְּשָׂפָה שְׁנִיָּה, ...
Russian:учащийся, изучающий английский язык, ...
Ukrainian:УА, ...
Hindi:ईएलएल, ...
Bengali:ইংরেজি ভাষা-শিক্ষার্থী, ...
Catalan:aprenent d'anglès, ...
Czech:žák učící se angličtinu, ...
Danish:elev, der lærer engelsk, ...
Dutch:ELL, ...
Greek:μαθητής που μαθαίνει αγγλικά, ...
Hungarian:angol nyelvet tanuló diák, ...
Khmer:សិស្សដែលកំពុងរៀនភាសាអង់គ្លេស, ...
Korean:영어 학습자, ...
Persian:دانش‌آموز زبان‌آموز انگلیسی, ...
Polish:uczeń uczący się języka angielskiego, ...
Portuguese (BR):aprendiz de inglês, ...
Romanian:elev care învață limba engleză, ...
Swedish:elev som lär sig engelska, ...
Thai:ผู้เรียนภาษาอังกฤษ, ...
Turkish:İÖÖ, ...
Vietnamese:học sinh học tiếng Anh, ...

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Definition of ell - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Definition of ELL - Reverso English Dictionary

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