"hypercolumn" meaning in English

See hypercolumn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hypercolumns [plural]
Etymology: hyper- + column Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|column}} hyper- + column Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypercolumn (plural hypercolumns)
  1. (anatomy) An array of orientation columns in the visual cortex Categories (topical): Anatomy Related terms: hypercolumnar
    Sense id: en-hypercolumn-en-noun-8kMDy2wx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper- Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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