collum
UK/ˈkɒl.əm//ˈkɑl.əm/
collum noun: a neck, cervix, or neckline part or process.
Noun
collum (plural colla)
- A neck, cervix, or neckline part or process.
- No sooner does a little particle of food touch the edge of the delicate collar which surrounds the collum, than it adheres to it and is carried down by currents, that circulate up one side of the collar and down the other, to the end of the collum, in which, along with an accompanying drop of...1882, Frank Coles Phillips, Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society, volume 3, page 25
- A collar
Proper noun capitalized: Collum
Collum (plural Collums)
- A surname.
collum meaning in Tamil
collum in Tamil
- கழுத்து, தூண்
Forms of collum
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | colla |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Collums |
Origin of collum
Borrowed from Latin collum (“the neck”). Doublet of col.
Phrases with collum
Words that rhyme with collum
Questions about collum
- What does collum mean?
- Collum means a neck, cervix, or neckline part or process.
- What is collum in Tamil?
- Collum in Tamil is கழுத்து, தூண். See Collum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is collum?
- Collum can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce collum?
- Collum is pronounced /ˈkɒl.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of collum?
- The plural of collum is colla.
Words near collum in the dictionary
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