Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acantha

/əˈkæn.θə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acan-tha
IPA: /əˈkæn.θə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A spine or prickly fin.

noun

A spinous process of a vertebra.

Example Sentences

"Moreover, all the outgrowths which I have said constitute the acantha are not of equal size in all the vertebrae, and Nature has done this with wonderful forethought."
"Individual vertebral bodies (right) as seen from the side and from above. The acantha is the spiney projection on the right of each illustration: in the lower illustration the boney spinal canal is shown between the acantha and the vertebral body."
"Rotary strokes or stationary circles in the direction of the flank / Alternate from the acantha of the vertebral column in the direction of the flank (medial to lateral)"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂eḱ-, ἄκανθα

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈkæn.θə/

Inflected Forms

acanthas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

acanthus

Synonyms

spur spine

Questions

How do you pronounce acantha?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkæn.θə/.
What does acantha mean?: A prickle.
Where does acantha come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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