Notch
Meaning of Notch
A V-shaped cut; a level on a scale.
ما معنى كلمة Notch بالعربي؟
شق أو حز صغير
📐✂️ شق أو حز صغير؛ قطع أو علامة صغيرة؛ قطع صغير على شكل حرف V في حافة أو سطح شيء، أو درجة أو مستوى مُعين ✂️📏
قصة GL: الشق أو الحز الصغير كل تقدم صغير في برنامج GL - قطع أو علامة صغيرة مُهمة، القطع الصغير تراكم ليُشكل ثورة كاملة في التطوير المعرفي 📈
Notch in a sentence
A notch in the sample marked its orientation.
The team moved up a notch in the ranking.
A notch in the device is described in the claims.
Each pupil scored a notch higher.
Origin of Notch
From Old French oschier, altered by English an otch to a notch, fifteenth century.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, notch also means to achieve, as in notch up a win. GL celebrates each notch of progress.
Notch audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Notch" — noun, pronounced /nɒtʃ/, with the stress on "notch".
Narrator: A notch is a small V-shaped cut in an edge or surface, or a level on a scale.
Narrator: In plain English, it is a little cut or step.
Narrator: It comes from old French oche, a notch.
Narrator: A common collocation is "turn it up a notch", which describes increasing a little.
Narrator: It differs from "scratch", because a notch is a deliberate cut.
Narrator: In a second sense, "notch up" means achieve, as in notch up a win, and a phone notch holds the camera.
Narrator: Engineering, sport, design and phones use the word.
Narrator: So remember: a notch is a cut or a step up.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why is there a cut on the belt?
Speaker B: That's a NOTCH! From old French oche.
Speaker A: For the buckle?
Speaker B: Exactly.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Tighten your belt a notch", clothes. "They notched up a win", sport. "Take it up a notch", effort.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it with "-tch", "notch".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Nick is its cousin, groove its twin, and level an alternative — yet notch keeps its sharp charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "notch" in AI prompts — useful for UI design and sports reporting.
Speaker A: How for UI?
Speaker B: Safe areas.
Prompt: Adjust this layout so content avoids the phone notch using safe area insets.
Speaker A: And sport?
Speaker B: Reports.
Prompt: Write a headline about a team notching up a fifth win.
Speaker A: Could it help sliders?
Speaker B: Yes, for steps.
Prompt: Build a volume slider with ten notches.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Motivation.
Prompt: Suggest ways to take my fitness routine up a notch.
Frequently asked questions about Notch
What does Notch mean?
A V-shaped cut; a level on a scale.
ما معنى كلمة Notch بالعربي؟
شق أو حز صغير — 📐✂️ شق أو حز صغير؛ قطع أو علامة صغيرة؛ قطع صغير على شكل حرف V في حافة أو سطح شيء، أو درجة أو مستوى مُعين ✂️📏
How do you pronounce Notch?
Notch is pronounced /nɒtʃ/ and is used as a noun / verb.
How is Notch used in a sentence?
A notch in the sample marked its orientation.
What are synonyms of Notch?
nick, cut, groove, level, degree, score.