turbinate
turbinate adjective: shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top).
Adjective
turbinate (comparative more turbinate, superlative most turbinate)
- Shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top).
- In the shape of a coil.
- Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex.
- a turbinate shell
- Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
Noun
turbinate (plural turbinates)
- A turbinal or turbinate bone.
- Synonyms:
- nasal concha
Verb
turbinate (third-person singular simple present turbinates, present participle turbinating, simple past and past participle turbinated)
- To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
turbinate meaning in Tamil
turbinate in Tamil
- கூம்புச்சுருள், தடுப்பெலும்பு
Synonyms of turbinate
Forms of turbinate
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more turbinate |
| superlative | most turbinate |
| Noun | |
| plural | turbinates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | turbinates |
| present participle | turbinating |
| past participle | turbinated |
| past | turbinated |
Origin of turbinate
From Latin turbinatus.
Words formed from turbinate
Phrases with turbinate
Questions about turbinate
- What does turbinate mean?
- Turbinate means shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top).
- What is turbinate in Tamil?
- Turbinate in Tamil is கூம்புச்சுருள், தடுப்பெலும்பு. See Turbinate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is turbinate?
- Turbinate can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
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