Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wing of the atlas

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: wing of the at-las
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wide, shelf-like lateral projection of the first cervical vertebra (C1), featuring the alar foramen, the atlantal fossa, and the transverse process.

Inflected Forms

wings of the atlas (plural)

Questions

What does wing of the atlas mean?: The wide, shelf-like lateral projection of the first cervical vertebra (C1), featuring the alar foramen, the atlantal fossa, and the transverse process.

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