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pons

/ˈpɒnz/US/ˈpɑnz/

pons noun: a bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.

Noun (1)

pons (plural pontes)

  1. A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
  2. A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.

Noun (2) capitalized: PONs

PONs

  1. (plural) plural of PON

Proper noun capitalized: Pons

Pons

  1. (plural) plural of Pon

pons meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

pons in Arabic

part of the brain
جسر

pons in Vietnamese

part of the brain
cầu não

Forms of pons

pluralpontes

Plural of pons: pontes

Origin of pons

Borrowed from Latin pōns (“bridge”). Doublet of Pontus.

Words formed from pons

Phrases with pons

Words that rhyme with pons

Questions about pons

What does pons mean?
Pons means a bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
What is pons in Arabic?
Pons in Arabic is جسر. See Pons meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is pons?
Pons can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce pons?
Pons is pronounced /ˈpɑnz/ (US).
What is the plural of pons?
The plural of pons is pontes.

Words near pons in the dictionary

  1. ponophobia
  2. ponor
  3. ponors
  4. Ponosakan
  5. PONR
  6. pons
  7. pons asinorum
  8. pons Varolii
  9. Ponsanooth
  10. Ponsford
  11. Ponsfords

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pons (page history and authors); PONs (page history and authors); Pons (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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