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mentum

/ˈmɛn.təm/

mentum noun: the chin.

Noun

mentum (plural menta)

  1. The chin.
  2. A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.
  3. The central part of the labium in insects.
  4. A projection in front of the flower in some orchids.

mentum meaning in Tamil and Urdu

mentum in Tamil

தாவாய், மோவாய், மாவாய், முகவாய்

mentum in Urdu

ٹھوڑی, ٹھددی

Forms of mentum

pluralmenta

Origin of mentum

Learned borrowing from Latin mentum (“the chin”). Doublet of menton.

Words formed from mentum

Words that rhyme with mentum

Questions about mentum

What does mentum mean?
Mentum means the chin.
What is mentum in Tamil?
Mentum in Tamil is தாவாய், மோவாய், மாவாய். See Mentum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mentum?
Mentum is a noun.
How do you pronounce mentum?
Mentum is pronounced /ˈmɛn.təm/.
What is the plural of mentum?
The plural of mentum is menta.

Words near mentum in the dictionary

  1. mentulae
  2. mentulas
  3. mentulomaniac
  4. mentulomaniacs
  5. mentulæ
  6. mentum
  7. menty b
  8. menty b's
  9. Mentz
  10. mentzelia
  11. mentzelias

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mentum (page history and authors); mentum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mentum (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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