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turbinal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
turbinal
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.

adj

Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.

noun

A turbinate bone.

Etymology

Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).

Inflected Forms

more turbinal (comparative) most turbinal (superlative) turbinals (plural)

Derived Forms

ethmoturbinal maxilloturbinal nasoturbinal pseudoturbinal sphenoturbinal

Frequently Paired Words

turban

Synonyms

turbinate bone turbinate

Questions

What does turbinal mean?
Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
Where does turbinal come from?
Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).

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