turbinate
English
Turbinate bones, labeled as concha
Etymology
Latin turbinatus.
Adjective
turbinate (comparative more turbinate, superlative most turbinate)
- Shaped or spinning like a top.
- In the shape of a coil.
- (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex.
- a turbinate shell
- (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
Synonyms
- coiling
- helical
- spiral
- spiraling
- volute
- whorled
Translations
shaped or spinning like a top
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shaped like a coil
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zoology: spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter
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of or relating to the turbinate bone
Noun
turbinate (plural turbinates)
- (anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone.
Synonyms
- nasal concha
Translations
nasal concha — see nasal concha
Verb
turbinate (third-person singular simple present turbinates, present participle turbinating, simple past and past participle turbinated)
- To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
Anagrams
- intratube, tribunate
Italian
Verb
turbinate
- second-person plural present indicative of turbinare
- second-person plural imperative of turbinare
- feminine plural of turbinato
Latin
Adjective
turbinate
- vocative masculine singular of turbinatus