Weird Word Wednesday

echellenoun \ā-ˈshel\Popularity: Bottom 10% of words
Definition of echelle:  a diffraction grating made by ruling a plane metallic mirror with lines having a relatively wide spacingOrigin and Etymology of echelleFrench, literally, ladder, from Old French eschele

First Known Use: 1949
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