Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tegmentum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: tegmen-tum
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey.

Etymology

From Latin tegmentum.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tegmentum

Inflected Forms

tegmentums (plural) tegmenta (plural)

Phrases

ventral tegmentum

Frequently Paired Words

tectum tegmental

Rhymes With

centum argumentum cementum omentum mentum tomentum ramentum sarmentum submentum lomentum prementum

Questions

What does tegmentum mean?: The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey.
Where does tegmentum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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