turbinate

[ tur-buh-nit, -neyt ]

/ ˈtɜr bə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

adjective

Also tur·bi·nat·ed. having the shape of an inverted cone; scroll-like; whorled; spiraled.

Anatomy. of or relating to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages in humans and other vertebrates.

inversely conical.

noun

a turbinate shell.

Also called nasal concha. Anatomy. a turbinate bone.

Origin of turbinate

1655–65; <Latin turbinātus shaped like a top, equivalent to turbin- (stem of turbō a top; see turbine) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM turbinate

tur·bi·na·tion, nounnon·tur·bi·nate, adjectivenon·tur·bi·nat·ed, adjective

Words nearby turbinate

turbidimetry, turbidite, turbidity, turbidity current, turbinal, turbinate, turbinate bone, turbine, turbine blade, turbinectomy, turbine ventilator

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Example sentences from the Web for turbinate

Turbinate: Shaped like a whipping-top; whorled from a broad base to an apex.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Whose vertical section is turbinate, and horizontal circular.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
Fruit medium, turbinate, light yellow turning to lemon-yellow, striped with bright red; good; Sept. and beginning of Oct.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Turbinate or top-shaped, and pyriform or pear-shaped, are especially applicable to pears, and seldom to apples.
American Pomology|J. A. Warder

Sporangia varying from globose to pyriform or turbinate, supported on a more or less elongated stipe.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for turbinate

turbinate

turbinal (ˈtɜːbɪnəl)

/ (ˈtɜːbɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

adjective Also: turbinated

anatomy of or relating to any of the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages

shaped like a spiral or scroll

(esp of the shells of certain molluscs) shaped like an inverted cone

noun

Also called: nasal concha a turbinate bone

a turbinate shell

Derived forms of turbinate

turbination, noun

Word Origin for turbinate

C17: from Latin turbō spinning top

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for turbinate

turbinate

[ tûr′bə-nĭt, -nāt′ ]

adj.

Shaped like a top.

Of or relating to a turbinate bone.

单词	turbinate
释义	turbinate [ tur-buh-nit, -neyt ] / ˈtɜr bə nɪt, -ˌneɪt / adjective Also tur·bi·nat·ed. having the shape of an inverted cone; scroll-like; whorled; spiraled. Anatomy. of or relating to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages in humans and other vertebrates. inversely conical. noun a turbinate shell. Also called nasal concha. Anatomy. a turbinate bone. Origin of turbinate 1655–65; <Latin turbinātus shaped like a top, equivalent to turbin- (stem of turbō a top; see turbine) + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM turbinate tur·bi·na·tion, nounnon·tur·bi·nate, adjectivenon·tur·bi·nat·ed, adjective Words nearby turbinate turbidimetry, turbidite, turbidity, turbidity current, turbinal, turbinate, turbinate bone, turbine, turbine blade, turbinectomy, turbine ventilator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turbinate Turbinate: Shaped like a whipping-top; whorled from a broad base to an apex. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold Whose vertical section is turbinate, and horizontal circular. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby Fruit medium, turbinate, light yellow turning to lemon-yellow, striped with bright red; good; Sept. and beginning of Oct. The Pears of New York\|U. P. Hedrick Turbinate or top-shaped, and pyriform or pear-shaped, are especially applicable to pears, and seldom to apples. American Pomology\|J. A. Warder Sporangia varying from globose to pyriform or turbinate, supported on a more or less elongated stipe. The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio\|A. P. Morgan British Dictionary definitions for turbinate turbinate turbinal (ˈtɜːbɪnəl) / (ˈtɜːbɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) / adjective Also: turbinated anatomy of or relating to any of the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages shaped like a spiral or scroll (esp of the shells of certain molluscs) shaped like an inverted cone noun Also called: nasal concha a turbinate bone a turbinate shell Derived forms of turbinate turbination, noun Word Origin for turbinate C17: from Latin turbō spinning top Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for turbinate turbinate [ tûr′bə-nĭt, -nāt′ ] adj. Shaped like a top. Of or relating to a turbinate bone. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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