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acetabulum

/ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/US/ˌæs.əˈtæb.jəl.əm/

acetabulum noun: the bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.

Noun

acetabulum (plural acetabulums or acetabula)

  1. The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
    • Holonyms: hip joint; hip bone < pelvis
    Synonyms:
    cotyloid cavity
  2. The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
    Synonyms:
    cotyle
  3. A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
  4. The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
  5. One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
  6. A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
  7. (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.

acetabulum meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Malay and Indonesian

acetabulum in Tamil

கிண்ணக்குழி, இடுப்பெலும்புக் குழி, அசற்றபுலம், கிண்ணி, அசெட்டாபுலம், தொடையெலும்புத்தலை பொருந்தும்குழி

acetabulum in Kannada

ಎಲುಗುಂದಣ

acetabulum in Malay

bony cup of the pelvis
asetabulum

acetabulum in Indonesian

bony cup of the pelvis
asetabulum
socket of the hipbone
asetabulum
large posterior sucker of the leeches
asetabulum
More languagesFewer languages
acetabulum in Persian
قاروره qârure

Synonyms of acetabulum

Forms of acetabulum

pluralacetabulums
pluralacetabula

Origin of acetabulum

Learned borrowing from Latin acētābulum (“vinegar saucer, 1/48 congius”), from acētum (“vinegar”) + -bulum (“-bule: a vessel for”).

Words formed from acetabulum

Questions about acetabulum

What does acetabulum mean?
Acetabulum means the bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
What is acetabulum in Tamil?
Acetabulum in Tamil is கிண்ணக்குழி, இடுப்பெலும்புக் குழி, அசற்றபுலம். See Acetabulum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acetabulum?
Acetabulum is a noun.
How do you pronounce acetabulum?
Acetabulum is pronounced /ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of acetabulum?
The plural of acetabulum is acetabulums.

Words near acetabulum in the dictionary

  1. acetabulo-
  2. acetabulofemoral
  3. acetabuloplasties
  4. acetabuloplasty
  5. acetabulous
  6. acetabulum
  7. acetabulums
  8. acetacetic
  9. acetacetic acid
  10. acetachlor
  11. acetal

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