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ramus

/ˈɹeɪməs/

ramus noun: a small spray or twig.

Noun

ramus (plural rami)

  1. A small spray or twig.
  2. A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.
  3. The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.
  4. A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Ramus

Ramus

  1. Petrus Ramus (1515–1572), French humanist, logician, and educational reformer, originally named Pierre de la Ramée.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ramus

Ramus (plural Ramuses)

  1. A surname.

ramus meaning in Tamil

ramus in Tamil

இரேமசு, கிளை, சினை

Forms of ramus

Noun
pluralrami
Proper noun
pluralRamuses

Plural of ramus: rami

Origin of ramus

Borrowed from Latin rāmus (“branch”).

Borrowed from New Latin Ramus, from Middle French de La Ramée.

Two main origins: * Borrowed from French Ramus, from Old French ramu (“branch”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in a wooded place. * Borrowed from Dutch Ramus, from a personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *hrabnaz (“raven”) and *waldą (“might, power, force”).

Words formed from ramus

Words that rhyme with ramus

Questions about ramus

What does ramus mean?
Ramus means a small spray or twig.
What is ramus in Tamil?
Ramus in Tamil is இரேமசு, கிளை, சினை. See Ramus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ramus?
Ramus can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ramus?
Ramus is pronounced /ˈɹeɪməs/.
What is the plural of ramus?
The plural of ramus is rami.

Words near ramus in the dictionary

  1. ramuliferous
  2. ramulose
  3. ramulous
  4. ramulus
  5. ramune
  6. ramus
  7. ramuscule
  8. ramuscules
  9. Ramuses
  10. Ramusi
  11. Ramusis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ramus (page history and authors); Ramus (page history and authors); ramus (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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