Definition of "fluting" in английский

noun

1. (architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.

2. The act of making such grooves.

3. A flute-like sound.

4. (fashion) A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment.

5. The erosional process by which a well-jointed coarse-grained rock, such as granite or gneiss, surface develops a set of flutes.

adjective

1. Making a sound like a flute.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of flute