stencil meaning

UK US /ˈstɛnsɪl/ 2 syllables

stencil (noun): a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below.

stencil has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

stencil as a noun

  1. a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below

    Type of: sheet

stencil as a verb

  1. mark or print with a stencil

    Type of: print

How to pronounce stencil

stencil is pronounced /ˈstɛnsɪl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in IL · 7-letter words

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