Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventricle

/ˈvɛn.tɹɪk.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: ven-tri-cle
IPA: /ˈvɛn.tɹɪk.əl/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

noun

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

noun

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

Archaic

noun

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The muscular ventricles pump blood by contracting their fibers in response to electrical stimulation."
"“It gave me the wrong one. I thought, wow, if a heart surgeon was using AI to find the lower ventricle… what sort of world would we be living in?”"
"the ventricle of memory"
"[On birds] Where omitting the more general Properties, of having two Ventricles, and picking up stones to conveigh them into their second Ventricle, the Gizzern, (which provision and instinct is a supply for the want of teeth;) […]"

Etymology

From late Middle English, from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventriculus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, ventriculus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

ventricles (plural)

Derived Forms

midventricle ventricular ventriculate

Phrases

ventriculo- ventricul-

Frequently Paired Words

interventricular intraventricular ventriculated ventriculus atrium

Synonyms

cardioventricle cerebroventricle heart ventricle

Rhymes With

centrical cerebroventricle cardioventricle

Questions

How do you pronounce ventricle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛn.tɹɪk.əl/.
What does ventricle mean?: Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:
Where does ventricle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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