console

1. 1.

   a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall

   Synonymsconsole table

   Broadertable
2. 2.

   a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)

   Broaderscientific instrument

   computer

3. 3.

   an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)

   “the bust of Napoleon stood on a console”

   Broaderbracket
4. 4.

   housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television

   Synonymscabinet

   Broaderhousing

1. 1.

   give moral or emotional strength to

   Synonymscomfortsoothesolace

   Narrowercalmstill

Other forms of console

plural

consoles·

past tense

consoled·

present participle

consoling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about console

What does console mean?

console means "a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in console?

console has 2 syllables: co-nsole. The stress falls on "co". In IPA it is /ˈkɑnsoʊl/.

What is another word for console?

Close synonyms include console table, cabinet, comfort, soothe, solace. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is console a common word?

console is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.