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单词 variole
释义

variole

[ vair-ee-ohl ]
/ ˈvɛər iˌoʊl /

noun

a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
a light-colored spherule, common in some igneous rocks, that gives a pockmarked appearance to weathered rock surfaces.

Origin of variole

1820–30; <French: variola

Words nearby variole

vario-, variocoupler, variola, variolate, variola virus, variole, varioliform, variolite, variolitic, varioloid, variolous
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Example sentences from the Web for variole

  • A roundish and rather deep depression, larger than a variole.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
  • When a variole, tubercle, granule, &c. has a depression in its centre.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for variole

variole
/ (ˈvɛərɪˌəʊl) /

noun

any of the rounded masses that make up the rock variolite

Word Origin for variole

C19: from French, from Medieval Latin; see variola
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
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