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valvula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
valvu-la
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small valve.

Etymology

From Latin valvula, from valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvule.

Inflected Forms

valvulae (plural)

Phrases

valvulo- valvula connivens

Frequently Paired Words

valvula connivens

Synonyms

valvule valvelet

Questions

What does valvula mean?
A small valve.
Where does valvula come from?
From Latin valvula, from valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvule.

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