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canthus

/ˈkænθəs/

canthus noun: either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.

Noun

canthus (plural canthi or canthuses)

  1. Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
    • the lowly East with its deer head (dark trace of long tear at inner canthus1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
    • I could sit here while the milk makes white shadows in its glass, while darkness mutters behind the window, and wait for a tear to show itself in the creased canthus of your eye.2004, Andrew Sean Greer, The Confessions of Max Tivoli, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 263

canthus meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

canthus in Tamil

கண்மூலை, கண் இமைகள் கூடுமிடத்துள்ள கோணம்

canthus in Arabic

corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet
مَأْق maʔq, مَأْقًى maʔqan, لِحَاظ liḥāẓ

canthus in Persian

corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet
چشمگوشه

Forms of canthus

pluralcanthi
pluralcanthuses

Origin of canthus

Borrowed from Latin canthus (“corner of the eye”), from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”).

Words formed from canthus

Questions about canthus

What does canthus mean?
Canthus means either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.
What is canthus in Tamil?
Canthus in Tamil is கண்மூலை, கண் இமைகள் கூடுமிடத்துள்ள கோணம். See Canthus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is canthus?
Canthus is a noun.
How do you pronounce canthus?
Canthus is pronounced /ˈkænθəs/.
What is the plural of canthus?
The plural of canthus is canthi.

Words near canthus in the dictionary

  1. canthoplasty
  2. canthorrhaphies
  3. canthorrhaphy
  4. canthotomies
  5. canthotomy
  6. canthus
  7. canthuses
  8. canti firmi
  9. Cantiasay
  10. cantic
  11. cantica

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