No. 1,751 in Turkish
tel
Wire.
In a sentence
Gömleğin üstündeki tel kırıldı.
The wire on the shirt broke.
Here, 'tel' is used to refer to 'wire', indicating a thin flexible material.
Tel üzerinde ince bir sapma fark ettim.
I noticed a slight deviation on the wire.
This instance uses 'tel' to denote a wire or cable, focusing on its physical structure.
Kemanın tellerinden birisi koptu.
One of the strings of the violin snapped.
Here, 'tel' refers to a string of a musical instrument, showing its application in different object contexts.
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