console 1
— consolable , adj. — consoler , n. — consolingly , adv.
/keuhn sohl"/ , v.t., consoled, consoling .
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
[ 1685-95; ( consoler ) consolari, equiv. to con- CON- + solari to soothe (see SOLACE); perh. akin to OE sael happiness (see SEELY) ]
Syn . See comfort 1 .
console 2
/kon"sohl/ , n.
1. a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf.
2. the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc.
3. a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played.
4. a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors.
5. See console table .
6. the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system: the console that controls a theater's lighting system.
7. Archit. an ornamental corbel or bracket, esp. one high in relation to its projection.
8. Auto. a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items.
9. Naut. a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc.: a bridge console, an engine-room console.
[ 1700-10; consolle bracket or support, appar. shortening of consolateur (attested in MF with same sense) lit., one who consoles ( consolator; see CONSOLE 1 , -ATOR), perh. because such supports served as rests in choir stalls, etc.; cf. MISERICORD ]