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spina

/ˈspaɪ.nə/

spina noun: a spine; the backbone.

Noun (1)

spina (plural spinae)

  1. A spine; the backbone.
  2. One of the quills of a spinet.
  3. (historical) A barrier dividing the Ancient Roman hippodrome longitudinally.

Noun (2) capitalized: SPINA

SPINA (uncountable)

  1. A class of biocybernetic methods used in endocrinology for diagnostics and clinical research.

Proper noun capitalized: Spina

Spina

  1. (historical) A port city on the Po, originally Etruscan.

spina meaning in Tamil

spina in Tamil

முதுகெலும்புப் பிளவு

Forms of spina

pluralspinae

Origin of spina

Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine”). Doublet of spine.

Acronym of structure parameter inference approach.

Borrowed from Latin Spīna.

Words formed from spina

Words that rhyme with spina

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Questions about spina

What does spina mean?
Spina means a spine; the backbone.
What is spina in Tamil?
Spina in Tamil is முதுகெலும்புப் பிளவு. See Spina meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spina?
Spina can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce spina?
Spina is pronounced /ˈspaɪ.nə/.
What is the plural of spina?
The plural of spina is spinae.

Words near spina in the dictionary

  1. spin-spin relaxation times
  2. spin-top
  3. spin-tops
  4. spin-up
  5. spin-ups
  6. spina
  7. spina bifida
  8. SPINA-DI
  9. SPINA-GBeta
  10. SPINA-GD
  11. SPINA-GR

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