knapping

ˈnæpɪŋ
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Translation of knapping into German

Adjective

craft

TECH.
involving striking to shape
TECH.
hauen
  • Knapping methods require precision and skill.Die Schlagmethoden erfordern Präzision und Geschick.
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Synonyms and analogies of knapping in English

adj.hammeringstrikingMore synonyms

Examples of knapping in a sentence

  • Knapping techniques have evolved over centuries.
knap
næp
knapped
Noun
1.

geography

DatedUK
small hill or mound
DatedUK
  • The sheep grazed on the knap overlooking the village..Die Schafe weideten auf dem Hügel mit Blick auf das Dorf
2.

impact

Dated
sharp blow or slap
Dated
  • He felt a knap on his shoulder.Er spürte einen Klaps auf seiner Schulter.
Verb
tr.
1.

flint shaping

TECH.
shape flint by breaking off flakes
TECH.
  • He learned to knap flint for arrowheads.Er lernte, Feuerstein für Pfeilspitzen zu bearbeiten.
2.

sharp strike

DatedUK
strike or hit something sharply
DatedUK
  • She knapped the table to get attention.Sie klopfte auf den Tisch, um Aufmerksamkeit zu bekommen.
3.

action

DatedUK
bite or break off a piece
DatedUK
  • The horse knapped the carrot in half.Das Pferd hat die Karotte in zwei Hälften gebissen.

knapping: Examples and translations in context

With silex, he demonstrated the ancient technique of flint knapping.

Mit Silex demonstrierte er die alte Technik des Feuersteinklopfens.

I bet we'll find the knapping tools at his place.

würde ich wetten, wir finden die Bearbeitungswerkzeuge in seinem Laden.

We use the wooden tub for a quiver for knapping or in summer for bathing.

Wir benutzen heiße oder hölzerne Wannen für Kneipen und im Sommer für das Baden.

The principal activity was the knapping of bladelets, the blanks for microlith production.

Die Haupttätigkeit war die Herstellung von kleinen Klingen, den Rohlingen für die Produktion von Mikrolithen.

I bet we'll find the knapping tools at his place.

Wenn wir einen Durchsuchungsbeschluss bekommen,

Putting a mirror to the stone-age practice of knapping, Ganchrow and Drach decided to use Stratasys 3D printing to produce contemporary axe handles for the MAN MADE collection.

Ganchrow und Drach wollten die steinzeitliche Methode des Abspaltens im Spiegel der Zeit darstellen und entschieden sich für das Stratasys 3D-Druckverfahren, um zeitgemäße Axtgriffe für die Sammlung MAN MADE herzustellen.

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