"plexus" meaning in English

See plexus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈplɛk.səs/ Audio: En-us-plexus.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plexus.wav Forms: plexuses [plural], plexus [plural], plexi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛksəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin plexus (“a twining, plaiting, braid”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|plexus||a twining, plaiting, braid}} Latin plexus (“a twining, plaiting, braid”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|plexus|plexi}} plexus (plural plexuses or plexus or plexi)
  1. (anatomy) A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (anatomic network): ضَفِيرَة (ḍafīra) (Arabic), сплетение (spletenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), сплит (split) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 叢 /丛 (cóng) (Chinese Mandarin), pleteň [feminine] (Czech), plexus [masculine] (Dutch), punos (Finnish), plexus (French), fonat (Hungarian), сплете́ние (spleténije) [neuter] (Russian), переплете́ние (perepleténije) [neuter] (Russian), plexo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-plexus-en-noun-UIgsxE-L Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 12 4 14 25 1 12 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 14 5 18 20 1 15 7 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'anatomic network': 54 9 37
  2. An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
    Sense id: en-plexus-en-noun-p26VhVMd
  3. An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
    (mathematics) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.
    Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-plexus-en-noun-qVBsW8rq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 14 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 9 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 12 4 14 25 1 12 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 14 5 18 20 1 15 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 33 11 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 14 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 12 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 33 13 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 11 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 12 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 10 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 11 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 10 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 13 52 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rete

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cóng",
      "sense": "anatomic network",
      "word": "叢 /丛"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "anatomic network",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pleteň"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "anatomic network",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plexus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anatomic network",
      "word": "punos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "anatomic network",
      "word": "plexus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anatomic network",
      "word": "fonat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spleténije",
      "sense": "anatomic network",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сплете́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perepleténije",
      "sense": "anatomic network",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "переплете́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anatomic network",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plexo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "plexus"
  ],
  "word": "plexus"
}

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