Definition of arachnoid in English:
arachnoid
adjective əˈraknɔɪdəˈrækˌnɔɪd
Like a spider or arachnid.
intelligent arachnoid killing machines
Example sentencesExamples
- Oddly enough, if I know for certain that the scuttling thing isn't arachnoid in nature, it doesn't bother me in the slightest.
- The filmmakers really rushed the transition to arachnoid too quickly.
- Their words paralyze me like the bite of an arachnoid.
- Results-wise, it's difficult to extrapolate from inferred arachnoid motivations to the human mental-state.
- Watching the erstwhile nerd get used to his muscular new body and powers - accidentally firing off webs and finding things sticking to his arachnoid hands - is one of the most engaging parts of the film.
noun əˈraknɔɪdəˈrækˌnɔɪd
Anatomy A fine, delicate membrane, the middle one of the three membranes or meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord, situated between the dura mater and the pia mater.
Example sentencesExamples
- Between the pia and arachnoid membranes is the subarachnoid space, in which the cerebrospinal fluid circulates.
- The lining consists of three layers - dura, arachnoid and pia.
- The surgeon opens the arachnoid membrane dorsal to the seventh and eighth nerves and continues the opening upward to the fourth nerve.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin arachnoides, from Greek arakhnoeidēs 'like a cobweb', from arakhnē 'spider'.
Definition of arachnoid in US English:
arachnoid
adjectiveəˈrakˌnoidəˈrækˌnɔɪd
Like a spider or arachnid.
intelligent arachnoid killing machines
Example sentencesExamples
- Watching the erstwhile nerd get used to his muscular new body and powers - accidentally firing off webs and finding things sticking to his arachnoid hands - is one of the most engaging parts of the film.
- The filmmakers really rushed the transition to arachnoid too quickly.
- Oddly enough, if I know for certain that the scuttling thing isn't arachnoid in nature, it doesn't bother me in the slightest.
- Results-wise, it's difficult to extrapolate from inferred arachnoid motivations to the human mental-state.
- Their words paralyze me like the bite of an arachnoid.
nounəˈrakˌnoidəˈrækˌnɔɪd
Anatomy A fine, delicate membrane, the middle one of the three membranes or meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord, situated between the dura mater and the pia mater.
Example sentencesExamples
- Between the pia and arachnoid membranes is the subarachnoid space, in which the cerebrospinal fluid circulates.
- The lining consists of three layers - dura, arachnoid and pia.
- The surgeon opens the arachnoid membrane dorsal to the seventh and eighth nerves and continues the opening upward to the fourth nerve.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin arachnoides, from Greek arakhnoeidēs ‘like a cobweb’, from arakhnē ‘spider’.