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TURBINATE
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate
(adjective) in the shape of a coil
turbinate
(adjective) of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
turbinate (comparative more turbinate, superlative most turbinate)
Shaped or spinning like a top.
In the shape of a coil.
(zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex.
(anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
Synonyms
• coiling
• helical
• spiral
• spiraling
• volute
• whorled
Noun
turbinate (plural turbinates)
(anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone.
Synonyms
• nasal concha
Verb
turbinate (third-person singular simple present turbinates, present participle turbinating, simple past and past participle turbinated)
To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
Anagrams
• intratube, tribunate, tube train
Source: Wiktionary
Tur"bi*nate, v. i.
Definition: To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [R.]
Tur"bi*nate, Tur"bi*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. turbinatus, turbo, turben, - inis, a whirl, top.]
1. Whirling in the manner of a top. A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole. Bentley.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: Turbinal.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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