trabecula
/trəˈbɛkjʊlə/
trabecula noun: a small supporting beam.
Noun
trabecula (plural trabeculae or trabeculas)
- A small supporting beam.
- A small mineralized spicule that forms a network in spongy bone.
- A fibrous strand of connective tissue that supports it in place.
- Either of a pair of movable appendages on the head, in front of the antennae, of some mallophagous insects.
- One of the fleshy columns, or columnae carneae, in the ventricle of the heart, to which the chordae tendineae are attached.
- A projection from the cell wall across the cell cavity of the ducts of certain plants.
trabecula meaning in Tamil
trabecula in Tamil
- நார்த் திசுக் கற்றை, உறுப்புத் தாங்கு பட்டை, சிறிய தாங்குதிசு, சிறு உத்திரம், சுறு தாங்கும் இணைப்புத் திசு, தாங்குநார்
Forms of trabecula
| plural | trabeculae |
|---|---|
| plural | trabeculas |
Origin of trabecula
Learned borrowing from Latin trabēcula (“small beam”), diminutive of trabs (“beam, timber”).
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Questions about trabecula
- What does trabecula mean?
- Trabecula means a small supporting beam.
- What is trabecula in Tamil?
- Trabecula in Tamil is நார்த் திசுக் கற்றை, உறுப்புத் தாங்கு பட்டை, சிறிய தாங்குதிசு. See Trabecula meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is trabecula?
- Trabecula is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trabecula?
- Trabecula is pronounced /trəˈbɛkjʊlə/.
- What is the plural of trabecula?
- The plural of trabecula is trabeculae.
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