pons, pons Varolii
(noun) a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
Pons, Lily Pons, Alice-Josephine Pons
(noun) United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pons (plural pontes)
(anatomy) A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
(neuroanatomy) A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.
• brain stem, brainstem
• NPOs, Nops, OPNs, nops
Pons
plural of Pon
• NPOs, Nops, OPNs, nops
Source: Wiktionary
Pons, n.; pl. Pontes. Etym: [L., a bridge.] (Anat.)
Definition: A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. See Brain. Pons asinorum. Etym: [L., literally, bridge of asses.] See Asses' bridge, under Ass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
