Console (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), con·soled, con·sol·ing.
  1. to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Even his children could not console him when his wife died.
noun
  1. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
  2. the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc.
  3. a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf.
  4. a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played.
  5. a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors.
  6. console table.
  7. the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system: the console that controls a theater's lighting system.
  8. an ornamental corbel or bracket, especially one high in relation to its projection.
  9. a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items.
  10. a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc.: a bridge console, an engine-room console.
verb
  1. to serve as a source of comfort to (someone) in disappointment, loss, sadness, etc
noun
  1. an ornamental bracket, esp one used to support a wall fixture, bust, etc
  2. the part of an organ comprising the manuals, pedals, stops, etc
  3. a unit on which the controls of an electronic system are mounted
  4. same as games console
  5. a cabinet for a television, gramophone, etc, designed to stand on the floor
  6. See console table
Console (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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