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calvarium

UK/kælˈvɛəɹi.əm/US/kælˈvɛɹi.əm/

calvarium noun: the upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).

calvarium: the upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw)
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Noun

calvarium (plural calvariums or calvaria)

  1. The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
    • He turns up the skull between his hands. His fingers explore the calvarium. They emerge through the battered eye sockets.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 583
    Synonyms:
    calvaria

calvarium meaning in Tamil

calvarium in Tamil

மண்டையோடு

Synonyms of calvarium

Forms of calvarium

pluralcalvariums
pluralcalvaria

Origin of calvarium

From Latin calvāria (“skull”), from calva, from calvus (“bald”).

Words formed from calvarium

Words that rhyme with calvarium

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Questions about calvarium

What does calvarium mean?
Calvarium means the upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
What is calvarium in Tamil?
Calvarium in Tamil is மண்டையோடு. See Calvarium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calvarium?
Calvarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce calvarium?
Calvarium is pronounced /kælˈvɛəɹi.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of calvarium?
The plural of calvarium is calvariums.

Words near calvarium in the dictionary

  1. calvarial
  2. calvarian
  3. calvarias
  4. calvaries
  5. Calvario
  6. calvarium
  7. calvariums
  8. calvary
  9. Calvary clover
  10. Calvary cross
  11. Calvary crosses

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