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pulvinar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
pul-v-inar
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.

noun

A pillow or cushion.

Obsolete

adj

Padded; formed like a cushion.

adj

Of or pertaining to the pulvinar.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pulvīnar (“a cushion”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulvinars (plural) more pulvinar (comparative) most pulvinar (superlative)

Derived Forms

corticopulvinar tectopulvinar

Questions

What does pulvinar mean?
A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
Where does pulvinar come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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