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rhytide

rhytide noun: a wrinkle, typically a facial wrinkle secondary to muscular contraction patterns in the skin.

Noun

rhytide (plural rhytides)

  1. A wrinkle, typically a facial wrinkle secondary to muscular contraction patterns in the skin.

Forms of rhytide

pluralrhytides

Origin of rhytide

From Ancient Greek ῥυτίς (rhutís).

Questions about rhytide

What does rhytide mean?
Rhytide means a wrinkle, typically a facial wrinkle secondary to muscular contraction patterns in the skin.
What part of speech is rhytide?
Rhytide is a noun.
What is the plural of rhytide?
The plural of rhytide is rhytides.

Words near rhytide in the dictionary

  1. rhythmopœia
  2. rhythms
  3. rhythmus
  4. rhythmuses
  5. rhytid
  6. rhytide
  7. rhytidectomies
  8. rhytidectomy
  9. rhytides
  10. rhytidid
  11. rhytidids

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