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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