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单词 avulse
释义

avulse

verb

ə-ˈvəls How to pronounce avulse (audio)
avulsed; avulsing

transitive verb

: to separate by avulsion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Geographers had already noticed that rivers tend to avulse at the foot of mountains, where slopes change dramatically and sediment settles out, silting up the bed. Fred Pearce, Science | AAAS, 13 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

Latin avulsus, past participle of avellere to tear off, from ab- + vellere to pluck — more at vulnerable

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

avulse

transitive verb

ə-ˈvəls How to pronounce avulse (audio)
avulsed; avulsing
: to separate by avulsion
an avulsed ligament
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