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cupula

cupula noun: a cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.

Noun

cupula (plural cupulas or cupulae)

  1. A cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
  2. A moveable object in the ampullae of the ear's semicircular canals that is involved in sensing head rotation

Forms of cupula

pluralcupulas
pluralcupulae

Origin of cupula

Borrowed from Latin cūpula, from cūpa + -ula. Doublet of cupola. False cognate of English cupule in which English cup is descendant of Old English copp of Germanic origin.

Words formed from cupula

Questions about cupula

What does cupula mean?
Cupula means a cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
What part of speech is cupula?
Cupula is a noun.
What is the plural of cupula?
The plural of cupula is cupulas.

Words near cupula in the dictionary

  1. cupstone
  2. cupstones
  3. cupsworth
  4. cupuassu
  5. cupuaçu
  6. cupula
  7. cupulae
  8. cupular
  9. cupularly
  10. cupulas
  11. cupulate

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