What does parasol mean?

Definitions for parasol
ˈpær əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒlpara·sol

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. parasol, sunshadenoun

    a handheld collapsible source of shade

Wiktionary

  1. parasolnoun

    A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun

  2. Etymology: From parasol, from parasole, from para-#Etymology 2 + sole

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Parasolnoun

    A small sort of canopy or umbrello carried over the head, to shelter from rain and the heat of the sun. Dict.

Wikipedia

  1. parasol

    An umbrella or parasol is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs that is usually mounted on a wooden, metal, or plastic pole. It is designed to protect a person against rain or sunlight. The term umbrella is traditionally used when protecting oneself from rain, with parasol used when protecting oneself from sunlight, though the terms continue to be used interchangeably. Often the difference is the material used for the canopy; some parasols are not waterproof, and some umbrellas are transparent. Umbrella canopies may be made of fabric or flexible plastic. There are also combinations of parasol and umbrella that are called en-tout-cas (French for "in any case").Umbrellas and parasols are primarily hand-held portable devices sized for personal use. The largest hand-portable umbrellas are golf umbrellas. Umbrellas can be divided into two categories: fully collapsible umbrellas, in which the metal pole supporting the canopy retracts, making the umbrella small enough to fit in a handbag, and non-collapsible umbrellas, in which the support pole cannot retract and only the canopy can be collapsed. Another distinction can be made between manually operated umbrellas and spring-loaded automatic umbrellas, which spring open at the press of a button. Hand-held umbrellas have a type of handle which can be made from wood, a plastic cylinder or a bent "crook" handle (like the handle of a cane). Umbrellas are available in a range of price and quality points, ranging from inexpensive, modest quality models sold at discount stores to expensive, finely made, designer-labeled models. Larger parasols capable of blocking the sun for several people are often used as fixed or semi-fixed devices, used with patio tables or other outdoor furniture, or as points of shade on a sunny beach. Parasol may also be called sunshade, or beach umbrella (US English). An umbrella may also be called a brolly (UK slang), parapluie (nineteenth century, French origin), rainshade, gamp (British, informal, dated), or bumbershoot (rare, facetious American slang). When used for snow, it is called a paraneige.

ChatGPT

  1. parasol

    A parasol is a type of umbrella used for protection from the sun. Unlike a rain umbrella, it is often designed to be more lightweight and decorative. The term comes from the French words 'para' meaning 'protect against' and 'sol' meaning 'sun'. Parasols can be handheld or designed to stand alone as in outdoor furniture.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Parasolnoun

    a kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun

  2. Parasolverb

    to shade as with a parasol

  3. Etymology: [F., fr. Sp. or Pg. parasol, or It. parasole; It. parare to ward off, Sp. & Pg. parar (L. parare to prepare) + It. sole sun, Sp. & Pg. sol (L. sol). See Parry, Solar.]

Wikidata

  1. Parasol

    PARASOL is a French-built Earth observing research satellite. It carries an instrument called POLDER which studies the radiative and microphysical properties of clouds and aerosols. PARASOL was launched from the French spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on December 18, 2004 by an Ariane 5 G+. It flew in formation in the "A Train" constellation with several other satellites. These satellites have, for the first time ever, combined a full suite of instruments for observing clouds and aerosols, from passive radiometers to active lidar and radar sounders. On 2 December 2009, PARASOL was manoeuvred out of the A-Train, dropping some 4 km below the other satellites by early January 2010.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Parasol

    par′a-sol, n. a small umbrella used by women as a shade from the sun.—v.t. to shelter from the sun. [Fr.,—It. parasoleparare, to keep off—L. parāre, to prepare, sol, solis, the sun.]

Editors Contribution

  1. parasol

    A type of umbrella and product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

    We bought a large parasol to go with our patio table and chair set as we spend a lot of time outdoors from Spring to Autumn.


    Submitted by MaryC on December 3, 2015  

Etymology and Origins

  1. Parasol

    This term is now obsolete, having been superseded by “Sunshade.” Derived through the Italian parasole, from the Greek para, beyond, and sol, the sun, its meaning was synonymous with that of its modern substitute.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of parasol in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of parasol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of parasol in a Sentence

  1. Sicus Carbonell:

    There was chaos, with little boys and girls running around alone, some parents were able to grab their children, there was a little girl of around three or four who was not sheltering under the parasol. I ran out and grabbed her.

  2. Sister Powell:

    Carry a parasol and shoot in low light and use baby stuff on your skin.

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