Definitions for Gable
ˈgeɪ bəlgable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gable, gable end, gable wallnoun

   the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

2. Gable, Clark Gable, William Clark Gablenoun

   United States film actor (1901-1960)

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. gablenoun

   The triangular area of external wall adjacent to two meeting sloped roofs.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gablenoun

   The sloping roof of a building.

   Etymology: gaval, Welsh; gable, French.

   Take care that all your brick-work be covered with the tiling, according to the new way of building, without gable ends, which are very heavy, and very apt to let the water into the brick-work. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

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1. gable

   A gable is the triangular part of a wall that encloses the end of a pitched roof. It extends from the eaves to the peak of the roof, and is typically characterized by its shape, which depends on the structural system used for the roof. In architecture, it can also refer to the whole end wall of a building with a pitched roof.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Gablenoun

   a cable

2. Gablenoun

   the vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like

3. Gablenoun

   the end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side

4. Gablenoun

   a decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway

5. Etymology: [OE. gable, gabil, F. gable, fr. LL. gabalum front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. OHG. gibil, G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl, Goth. gibla pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr. head, and E. cephalic, or to G. gabel fork, AS. geafl, E. gaffle, L. gabalus a kind of gallows.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gable

   A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable. A gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it. A variation of the gable is a crow-stepped gable, which has a stair-step design to accomplish the sloping portion. Crow-stepped gables were used in Scotland and England as early as the seventeenth century. Examples of the crow-stepped gable can be seen at Muchalls Castle and Monboddo House, both 17th century Scottish buildings. Other early examples are found in parts of Denmark and Sweden. Gable ends of more recent buildings are often treated in the same way as the Classic pediment form. But unlike Classical structures, which operate through trabeation, the gable ends of many buildings are actually bearing-wall structures. Thus, the detailing tends to be ambiguous, misleading, and to some architects "deceitful". See: John Ruskin and The Seven Lamps of Architecture.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gable

   gā′bl, n. (archit.) the triangular part of an exterior wall of a building between the top of the side-walls and the slopes on the roof—(Scot.) Gā′vel.—adj. Gā′bled.—ns. Gā′ble-end, the end-wall of a building on the side where there is a gable; Gā′blet (dim.), a small gable, as an ornament on buttresses, &c.; Gā′ble-win′dow, a window in the gable-end of a building, or a window with its upper part shaped like a gable. [The northern form gavel is prob. Ice. gafl; Sw. gafvel, Dan. gavl. The southern form gable is prob. through O. Fr. gable, jable from Ice. gafl.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gable

   A term in early voyagers for cable. Thus, "Softe, ser, seyd the gabulle-rope, Methinke gode ale is in your tope."

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GABLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gable is ranked #3634 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gable surname appeared 9,779 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Gable.
   
   90% or 8,808 total occurrences were White.
   5% or 496 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 202 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 149 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 79 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 45 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Actor
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Anagrams for Gable »

1. belga

2. gleba

3. bagel

How to pronounce Gable?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Gable in a Sentence

1. Mickey Rooney:

   Clark Gable once said to me, 'Acting school?' [If you go,] I'll kill ya!

2. James Hong:

   My first movie was with Clark Gable, but back in those days, the leading role was played by these guys with their eyes taped up, and they talked like this, the producer said the Asians were not good enough and they (were) not box office, but look at us now.

3. Pavel Fesyuk:

   I got a Gable Grip on the guy and just picked him up off the ground.

4. Vivien Leigh:

   Who could quarrel with Clark Gable? We got on well. Whenever anyone on the set was tired or depressed, it was Gable who cheered that person up. Then the newspapers began printing the story that Gable and I were not getting on. This was so ridiculous it served only as a joke. From the time on the standard greeting between Clark and myself became, 'How are you not getting on today?

5. National Hurricane Center:

   Life-threatening storm surge is possible along portions of the Florida Gulf Coast regardless of the storm's exact track or intensity, well-built framed homes may incur major damage or removal of roof decking and gable ends. Many trees will be snapped or uprooted, blocking numerous roads. Electricity and water will be unavailable for several days to weeks after the storm passes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Gable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Gable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gable
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Gable
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Gable
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Gable
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html