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shell noun

  /ʃɛl/
  • (chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
  • A psychological barrier to social interaction.
  • A hard external covering of an animal.
  • One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
, 卵殻
  • The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
, 貝殻
  • (computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
シェル, , 甲羅, , 船体
  • (in the plural) Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.
, , 籾殻
  • (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
, , 薬莢
  • The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
  • The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.
, 甲羅
  • (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
砲弾
  • (architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
空洞
  • (music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
  • (music) The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.
  • (nautical, rigging) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
  • A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
  • (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
薬莢
  • (entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
鞘翅

shell verb

  /ʃɛl/
  • To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
  • (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
剥く
  • (informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
支払う

shelling noun

  /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/
  • An artillery bombardment.
爆撃
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