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valvule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
valvule
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small valve.

noun

A structure similar to a small valve.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine, Botany.

Inflected Forms

valvules (plural) valvulae (plural)

Derived Forms

valvulitis valvuloplasty

Phrases

valvulo-

Synonyms

valvula valvelet

Questions

What does valvule mean?
A small valve.
Where does valvule come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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