"actino-" meaning in English

See actino- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: actin- [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀκτίς||ray}} Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} actino-, {{en-prefix}} actino-
  1. (biology) ray, ray-shaped Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-actino--en-prefix-0bvY7PDi Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) radial geometry, particular radial symmetry Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology Translations (having a radial form): aktino- (Afrikaans), aktyno- (Polish), actino- (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-actino--en-prefix-XNq0PW5e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 69 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 84 8 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 72 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 75 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 12 68 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 72 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 65 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 68 20 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'having a radial form': 14 70 15
  3. (physics) actinic radiation Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Physics Translations (related to actinic radiation): aktino- (Afrikaans), achtana- (Irish)
    Sense id: en-actino--en-prefix-ULAdzqWp Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'related to actinic radiation': 3 5 91

Alternative forms

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