ampulla
/æmˈpʊlə/
ampulla noun: an Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.
Noun
ampulla (plural ampullas or ampullae)
- An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.
- A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil.
- Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 8
- The dilated end of a duct.
- The spongiole of a root.
ampulla meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
ampulla in Tamil
- ஆம்புல்லா, குடுவை, சிறுஜாடி, வரிமுனை, மேற்புறப்பை, ஆம்புலா
ampulla in Urdu
- کپی, پھکنا
ampulla in Kannada
- ನಾಳುಬ್ಬು
Forms of ampulla
| plural | ampullas |
|---|---|
| plural | ampullae |
Origin of ampulla
From Latin ampulla. Doublet of ampoule.
Words formed from ampulla
Questions about ampulla
- What does ampulla mean?
- Ampulla means an Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.
- What is ampulla in Tamil?
- Ampulla in Tamil is ஆம்புல்லா, குடுவை, சிறுஜாடி. See Ampulla meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ampulla?
- Ampulla is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ampulla?
- Ampulla is pronounced /æmˈpʊlə/.
- What is the plural of ampulla?
- The plural of ampulla is ampullas.
Words near ampulla in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ampulla (page history and authors); ampulla (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ampulla (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ampulla (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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