Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tentorium cerebelli

/tɛnˌtɔɹ.i.əm ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛlˌaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ten-to-ri-um cere-bel-li
IPA: /tɛnˌtɔɹ.i.əm ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛlˌaɪ/

24

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arched fold of dura mater that covers the upper surface of the cerebellum, supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum, and has its posterior and lateral border attached to the skull and its anterior border free.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin tentōrium cerebellī (“the tent of the cerebellum”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɛnˌtɔɹ.i.əm ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛlˌaɪ/

Inflected Forms

tentoria cerebellorum (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tentorium cerebelli?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɛnˌtɔɹ.i.əm ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛlˌaɪ/.
What does tentorium cerebelli mean?: An arched fold of dura mater that covers the upper surface of the cerebellum, supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum, and has its posterior and lateral border attached to the skull and its anterior border free.
Where does tentorium cerebelli come from?: Unadapted borrowing from New Latin tentōrium cerebellī (“the tent of the cerebellum”).

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