"septum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛp.təm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-septum.wav [Southern-England] Forms: septa [plural], septums [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛptəm Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sēptum (“enclosure, wall, fence”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sēptum||enclosure, wall, fence}} Latin sēptum (“enclosure, wall, fence”) Head templates: {{en-noun|septa|+}} septum (plural septa or septums)
  1. (biology) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.
    (anatomy) Ellipsis of nasal septum: the cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: nasal septum (extra: the cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils) Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology Synonyms: dissepiment
    Sense id: en-septum-en-noun-Q3ypa96n Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (biology) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.
    (anatomy) Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology Synonyms: dissepiment
    Sense id: en-septum-en-noun-oFuPzjoY Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (biology) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.
    (botany) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
    Categories (topical): Biology, Botany Synonyms: dissepiment Translations ((botany) partition separating the cells of a fruit): septe [masculine] (Catalan), väliseinä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-septum-en-noun-01NGrDHU Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of '(botany) partition separating the cells of a fruit': 13 13 20 15 13 13 13 1
  4. (biology) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.
    (mycology) A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
    Categories (topical): Biology, Mycology Synonyms: dissepiment Translations ((mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus): väliseinä (Finnish), Septum [neuter] (German), Septe [feminine] (German), septum (english: scientific; pl. septa) [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-septum-en-noun-rHxyjJn9 Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of '(mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus': 12 12 15 21 12 12 12 3
  5. (biology) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.
    (zoology) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
    Categories (topical): Biology, Zoology Synonyms: dissepiment Translations ((zoology) radial calcareous plate of a coral): väliseinä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-septum-en-noun-k5Lk32eU Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of '(zoology) radial calcareous plate of a coral': 9 8 7 7 38 12 12 6
  6. (biology) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.
    (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
    Categories (topical): Biology, Zoology Synonyms: dissepiment Translations ((zoology) transverse partition dividing the shell chambers of a mollusc or rhizopod): väliseinä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-septum-en-noun-XxISIQSp Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of '(zoology) transverse partition dividing the shell chambers of a mollusc or rhizopod': 13 13 12 12 14 18 14 3
  7. (biology) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.
    (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
    Categories (topical): Biology, Zoology Synonyms: dissepiment Translations ((zoology) transverse partition dividing the body cavity of an annelid): väliseinä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-septum-en-noun-v2wwbzd~ Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of '(zoology) transverse partition dividing the body cavity of an annelid': 11 11 11 11 13 13 26 5
  8. (colloquial) Ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis Alternative form of: septum ring or septum piercing Categories (topical): Jewelry Translations (ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing): septum [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-septum-en-noun-WWsLEtn~ Disambiguation of Jewelry: 7 15 7 7 8 11 5 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 10 11 10 10 10 14 20 Disambiguation of 'ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing': 10 3 3 3 3 3 4 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saeptum, sæptum [obsolete] Hyponyms: nasal septum, interventricular septum, septum pellucidum Translations ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities): septe [masculine] (Catalan), envà [masculine] (Catalan), přepážka [feminine] (Czech), väliseinä (Finnish), Septum [neuter] (German), διάφραγμα (diáfragma) [neuter] (Greek), setto (Italian), mudlhayala (Kaurna), taunga (note: of the nose) (Maori), pātaki (Maori), pātakitaki (Maori), przegroda [feminine] (Polish), septo [masculine] (Portuguese), перегоро́дка (peregoródka) [feminine] (Russian), tabique [masculine] (Spanish), septwm [masculine] (Welsh), teisban (note: of the nose) [feminine] (Welsh)
Derived forms: anteroseptum, apicoseptum, distoseptum, euseptum, inferoseptum, interseptum, midseptum, posteroseptum, pseudoseptum, sarcoseptum, septal, septate, septectomy, septile, septo-, septumless, septum piercing, septum ring, superoseptum Disambiguation of '(anatomy) wall separating two cavities': 16 16 13 13 13 13 13 3

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      ],
      "word": "tabique"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "(anatomy) wall separating two cavities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "septwm"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "note": "of the nose",
      "sense": "(anatomy) wall separating two cavities",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teisban"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "(botany) partition separating the cells of a fruit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "septe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(botany) partition separating the cells of a fruit",
      "word": "väliseinä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus",
      "word": "väliseinä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Septum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Septe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "scientific; pl. septa",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "septum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(zoology) radial calcareous plate of a coral",
      "word": "väliseinä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(zoology) transverse partition dividing the shell chambers of a mollusc or rhizopod",
      "word": "väliseinä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(zoology) transverse partition dividing the body cavity of an annelid",
      "word": "väliseinä"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "septum"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "septum"
  ],
  "word": "septum"
}

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