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dovetail noun

  /ˈdʌvteɪl/ , /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/
  • The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
 kyyhkyn pyrstö, kyyhkysen pyrstö
  • A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
 kyyhkyn pyrstö, kyyhkysen pyrstö, lohenpyrstö, lohenpyrstövaarna
  • In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
 lohenpyrstö, lohenpyrstöliitos, sinkkaus

dovetail verb

  /ˈdʌvteɪl/ , /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/
  • (computing) To interweave (a number of algorithms or subprograms) so that they can be run more or less simultaneously.
 limittää ajoa, lomittaa ajoa
  • (chiefly, woodworking) To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
 sinkata, tehdä lohenpyrstöliitos
  • (intransitive, figuratively) Of several things: to combine or fit together well.
 sopia (hyvin) yhteen
  • To combine or fit (things) together well.
 sovittaa (hyvin yhteen)
dovetail joint
lohenpyrstöliitos
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