lozenge

UK
/ˈlɒz.ɪndʒ/
US
/ˈlɑː.zɪndʒ/

Translations

lozengenoun
lozenges
pl
UK
/ˈlɒz.ɪndʒ/
US
/ˈlɑː.zɪndʒ/
pastillepour la gorge, à sucer
She took a lozenge to relieve her sore throat.
Elle a pris une pastille pour calmer son mal de gorge.
losangeforme géométrique ou décorative
The flag featured a blue lozenge in the center.
Le drapeau arborait un losange bleu au centre.
Additional translations
losangetypographie, logique et mathématiques
Synonyms
throat lozenge
cough drop
medicated candy
lozengeadjective
UK
/ˈlɒz.ɪndʒ/
US
/ˈlɑː.zɪndʒ/
Used attributively to describe something that has the shape of a lozenge (diamond-shaped).
losangéforme en losange
The façade featured lozenge windows that let in patterned light.
La façade comportait des fenêtres losangées qui laissaient entrer une lumière en motifs.

Definitions

lozengenoun
A small, often medicated tablet or candy that dissolves in the mouth, used to soothe the throat or suppress a cough.
She took a lozenge to relieve her sore throat.
A diamond-shaped or rhombus figure, often used in design or heraldry.
The flag featured a blue lozenge in the center.
The symbol ◊, commonly used in logic and mathematics to denote the modal operator ‘possibly’ or to represent a diamond shape in notation.
In modal logic, the formula ◊P is read as “possibly P,” where the lozenge indicates possibility.
lozengeadjective
Having the shape of a lozenge; diamond-shaped.
The façade featured lozenge windows that let in patterned light.