carina
/kəˈɹiːnə/
carina noun: a longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
Noun
carina (plural carinas or carinae)
- A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
- Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
- The keel of the glume of grasses.
- The principal nerve of a sepal.
- The keel of the breastbone of birds.
- Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Carina
Carina
- A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Carina
Carina
- A female given name from Latin occasionally used in English.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Carina
Carina
carina meaning in Tamil
carina in Tamil
- கவை, மார்பெலும்புப் பட்டை, தோணி அகட்டு வரை
Forms of carina
| plural | carinas |
|---|---|
| plural | carinae |
Origin of carina
Borrowed from Latin carīna (“keel”). Doublet of careen and carene.
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin carīna (“the keel of a ship”)
Name of a fourth century martyr, feminine of Latin carinus, derivative of carus "beloved"; also a latinization of Karina and Karin (= Catherine) in northern Europe.
Words formed from carina
- Carinae
- carina apex
- carinal
- carination
- carina tracheae
- cariniform
- carinula
Words that rhyme with carina
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- semolina
- subpoena
- cantina
- falanghina
- galena
- latina
- piscina
- Thumbelina
- Tryphena
- Afro-Latina
- Antiochena
- Apamena
- Argentina
- Atropatena
- Ballymena
- barracudina
- Brangelina
- Damascena
- Dina
- doubting Thomasina
- gmina
- Halyna
- Jelena
- Laodicena
- Malaspina
- marina
- Media Atropatena
- okina
- Palmyrena
- Rina
- Sheena
- spirulina
- Thomasina
- Tumblrina
- verbena
- Vojvodina
- Xena
Questions about carina
- What does carina mean?
- Carina means a longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
- What is carina in Tamil?
- Carina in Tamil is கவை, மார்பெலும்புப் பட்டை, தோணி அகட்டு வரை. See Carina meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is carina?
- Carina can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce carina?
- Carina is pronounced /kəˈɹiːnə/.
- What is the plural of carina?
- The plural of carina is carinas.
Words near carina in the dictionary
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