"turbinate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more turbinate [comparative], most turbinate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin turbinatus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|turbinatus}} Latin turbinatus Head templates: {{en-adj}} turbinate (comparative more turbinate, superlative most turbinate)
  1. Shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top). Translations (shaped or spinning like a top): конусовиден (konusoviden) (Bulgarian), hyrrämäinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-turbinate-en-adj-ANsJpiIF Disambiguation of 'shaped or spinning like a top': 87 8 4 1
  2. In the shape of a coil. Translations (shaped like a coil): спираловиден (spiraloviden) (Bulgarian), kierukkamainen (Finnish), kierretty (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-turbinate-en-adj-DiwSj9t1 Disambiguation of 'shaped like a coil': 27 63 7 3
  3. (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Categories (topical): Zoology, Malacology Translations (zoology: spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter): kierteinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-turbinate-en-adj-sUSCXalu Disambiguation of Malacology: 1 4 50 15 28 1 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'zoology: spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter': 1 11 84 3
  4. (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-turbinate-en-adj-xoeZ~X1k Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, whorled

Noun

Forms: turbinates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin turbinatus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|turbinatus}} Latin turbinatus Head templates: {{en-noun}} turbinate (plural turbinates)
  1. (anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Skeleton Synonyms: nasal concha Derived forms: turbinately
    Sense id: en-turbinate-en-noun-q3cEnbkQ Disambiguation of Skeleton: 1 3 8 29 57 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 10 33 48 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 6 12 25 50 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 7 9 27 46 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 6 9 26 48 5 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Verb

Forms: turbinates [present, singular, third-person], turbinating [participle, present], turbinated [participle, past], turbinated [past]
Etymology: From Latin turbinatus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|turbinatus}} Latin turbinatus Head templates: {{en-verb}} turbinate (third-person singular simple present turbinates, present participle turbinating, simple past and past participle turbinated)
  1. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
    Sense id: en-turbinate-en-verb-5JFCDtrn

Inflected forms

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