"pulvinar" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pulvinar [comparative], most pulvinar [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pulvīnar (“a cushion”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pulvīnar||a cushion}} Latin pulvīnar (“a cushion”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} pulvinar (comparative more pulvinar, superlative most pulvinar)
  1. Padded; formed like a cushion.
    Sense id: en-pulvinar-en-adj-EXlyxtE5

Noun

Forms: pulvinars [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pulvīnar (“a cushion”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pulvīnar||a cushion}} Latin pulvīnar (“a cushion”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pulvinar (plural pulvinars)
  1. (anatomy) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (prominence on the thalamus): pulvinare [masculine] (Italian), pulvinar [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pulvinar-en-noun-8rXEA3-b Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'prominence on the thalamus': 96 4
  2. (obsolete) A pillow or cushion. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pulvinar-en-noun-Nz5kxhHM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 15 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 11 45 10 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 11 46 10 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 11 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 10 71

Inflected forms

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