edge(-cut) notch

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• notch — notch1 [nɔtʃ US na:tʃ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from an otch, mistaken for a notch; from early French oche V shaped cut ] 1.) a level on a scale that measures something, for example quality or achievement ▪ Her new book is several… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• notch — [näch] n. [prob. < ME (a)n oche < OFr oche, osche, a notch < oschier, to notch] 1. a concave or V shaped cut or indentation in an edge or across a surface ☆ 2. a narrow pass with steep sides; defile; gap 3. Informal a step; grade;… …   English World dictionary

• notch — notchy, adj. /noch/, n. 1. an angular or V shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge. 2. a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally. 3. New Eng. and Upstate New York. a deep, narrow… …   Universalium

• notch — /nɒtʃ / (say noch) noun 1. a more or less angular cut, indentation, or hollow in a narrow object or surface or an edge. 2. a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a score. 3. US a deep, narrow opening or pass… …  

• notch — [[t]nɒ̱tʃ[/t]] notches, notching, notched 1) N COUNT You can refer to a level on a scale of measurement or achievement as a notch. [JOURNALISM] Average earnings in the economy moved up another notch in August... In this country the good players… …   English dictionary

• notch — I UK [nɒtʃ] / US [nɑtʃ] noun [countable] Word forms notch : singular notch plural notches 1) a small cut on the edge or surface of something, especially a cut shaped like the letter V 2) informal if you move up or down a notch, you move up or… …   English dictionary

• notch — notch1 [ natʃ ] noun count 1. ) a small cut on the edge or surface of something, especially a cut shaped like the letter V 2. ) INFORMAL if you move up or down a notch, you move up or down to the next level, for example in a job or in your… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Notch code — A notch code is a set of notches or recesses cut into the edge of a piece of sheet film to provide a tactile way to identify the film brand, type, and processing chemistry (e.g. black and white, color negative, or color reversal) in the dark. It… …   Wikipedia

• cut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incise, carve, dissect, slice, shave, trim, shape; separate, divide, split, sever; abridge, shorten, diminish, reduce, curtail; hurt, sting, wound, snub, ignore; reap, gather. See disjunction,… …   English dictionary for students

• notch — I. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration (from misdivision of an otch) of *otch, from Middle French oche Date: 1577 1. a. a V shaped indentation b. a slit made to serve as a record c. a rounded indentation cut into the pages of a book on the edge… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• notch — 1 noun (C) 1 a V shaped cut in a surface or edge: He made three notches in the stick. 2 a degree or level on a scale of achievement, social position etc: Her new book is several notches above anything else she has written. 3 AmE a passage between …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English