Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tubercle

/ˈt(j)u.bəɹ.kəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: tu-ber-cle
IPA: /ˈt(j)u.bəɹ.kəl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.

noun

A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.

noun

A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

Example Sentences

"the iliac tubercles"
"The four long white plumes which give the bird its altogether unique character, spring from little tubercles close to the upper edge of the shoulder or bend of the wing; they are narrow, gently curved, and equally webbed on both sides, of a pure creamy white colour."

Etymology

Derived from Latin tūberculum. Compare tuber.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tūberculum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt(j)u.bəɹ.kəl/
British English: /ˈt(j)uː.bə.kəl/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

tubercles (plural) tubercule (alternative) tuberculum (alternative)

Derived Forms

intertubercle microtubercle trituberculy tubercled tuberclelike tuberculoid tuberculosis

Phrases

basal tubercle butchers' tubercle Darwin's tubercle genital tubercle Javan tubercle snake Montgomery's tubercle olive tubercle pubic tubercle

Synonyms

tuberosity eminence nodule

Questions

How do you pronounce tubercle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt(j)u.bəɹ.kəl/.
What does tubercle mean?: A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
Where does tubercle come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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