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(firearms) A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling..
Use cannelure when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cannelure means (firearms) A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use cannelure where its definition matches the intended context.
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