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nervure

/ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
nervure
IPA
/ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vein in the wing of an insect.

noun

Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.

Archaic

noun

One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin nervus Old French nerf Middle French nerf French nerf Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -(ā)tūram Old French -(ë)ure French -ure French nervurebor. English nervure Borrowed from French nervure.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nervures (plural)

Derived Forms

nervule nervuration

Synonyms

vein

Questions

How do you pronounce nervure?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/.
What does nervure mean?
A vein in the wing of an insect.
Where does nervure come from?
Etymology tree Latin nervus Old French nerf Middle French nerf French nerf Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -(ā)tūram Old French -(ë)ure French -ure French nervurebor. English nervure Borrowed from French nervure.

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