Home › Words › M › martelmartel/ˈmɑːtəl/martel · name — A surname.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).martel is pronounced /ˈmɑːtəl/.EtymologyFrom Middle English martel, from Old French martel m (modern French marteau m), from Late Latin martellus m, from Latin martulus m, a variant of marculus m (“small hammer”).nameA surname.nounA hammer, especially a war hammer.verbTo strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer.e.g.“Her dreadfull weapon she to him addrest, Which on his helmet martelled so hard That made him low incline his lofty crest, And bowd his battred visour to his brest” — 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.marteline 81% match — A small kind of hammer, once used by marble workers and sculptors. vs martel →marteaux 66% match — A game played at court in the 15th and 16th centuries, involving marble-sized variously colored ivory balls and a board with holes. vs martel →martelé 65% match — A percussive bow stroke, usually produced by holding the bow against the string with pressure, then releasing it explosively to produce a sharp, biting attack with a rest between strokes. vs martel →martellato 64% match — Strongly accented, or hammered out; used of notes played on bowed string instruments, handbells, or the piano. vs martel →hammerer 63% match — One who hammers. vs martel →hammersmith 58% match — A maker of hammers. vs martel →harpagon 58% match — A grappling hook. vs martel →malleate 57% match — Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer. vs martel →