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turbinal

turbinal adjective: having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.

Adjective

turbinal (comparative more turbinal, superlative most turbinal)

  1. Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
  2. Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.

Noun

turbinal (plural turbinals)

  1. A turbinate bone.

Forms of turbinal

Adjective
comparativemore turbinal
superlativemost turbinal
Noun
pluralturbinals

Origin of turbinal

Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).

Words formed from turbinal

Questions about turbinal

What does turbinal mean?
Turbinal means having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
What part of speech is turbinal?
Turbinal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near turbinal in the dictionary

  1. turbimetrically
  2. turbinaceous
  3. turbinado
  4. turbinadoes
  5. turbinados
  6. turbinal
  7. turbinals
  8. turbinate
  9. turbinate bone
  10. turbinate bones
  11. turbinated

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