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nervure

UK/ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/

nervure noun: a vein in the wing of an insect.

Noun

nervure (plural nervures)

  1. A vein in the wing of an insect.
    Synonyms:
    vein
  2. (archaic) Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.
  3. One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.

nervure meaning in Tamil

nervure in Tamil

நரம்புக் குழல்

Synonyms of nervure

Forms of nervure

pluralnervures

Origin of nervure

Borrowed from French nervure.

Words formed from nervure

Questions about nervure

What does nervure mean?
Nervure means a vein in the wing of an insect.
What is nervure in Tamil?
Nervure in Tamil is நரம்புக் குழல். See Nervure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nervure?
Nervure is a noun.
How do you pronounce nervure?
Nervure is pronounced /ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of nervure?
The plural of nervure is nervures.

Words near nervure in the dictionary

  1. nervules
  2. nervulet
  3. nervulets
  4. nervulose
  5. nervuration
  6. nervure
  7. nervures
  8. nervus acusticus
  9. nervus intermedius
  10. nervus vagi
  11. nervus vagus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nervure (page history and authors); nervure (Tamil 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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