Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tentorium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: ten-to-ri-um
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The framework of internal supports (a false endoskeleton) within an arthropod head, formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton called apophyses.

noun

The tentorium cerebelli, an extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes.

Example Sentences

"In the female of Culex the tentoria arise in front of the border of the occipital foramen and ascend at an angle of twenty-five degrees with the floor of the head."
"Four dogs with intact tentoriums survived 6 weeks and 8 with sectioned tentoriums survived the same period of time."

Etymology

Early 19th century: from Latin tentorium, literally ‘tent’.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tentorium

Inflected Forms

tentoria (plural) tentoriums (plural)

Derived Forms

tentorial

Questions

What does tentorium mean?: The framework of internal supports (a false endoskeleton) within an arthropod head, formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton called apophyses.
Where does tentorium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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