Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cribrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cribrous
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.

Example Sentences

"At the posterior pole of the eye the sclera is pierced by the optic nerve, whose numerous bundles penetrate the coats of the eyeball and give to this portion of the sclera a cribrous appearance."

Etymology

From Latin cribrum (“sieve”).

Inflected Forms

more cribrous (comparative) most cribrous (superlative)

Synonyms

cribriform

Questions

What does cribrous mean?: Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
Where does cribrous come from?: From Latin cribrum (“sieve”).

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