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单词 callosity
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Definition of callosity in English:

callosity

nounPlural callosities kəˈlɒsɪtikəˈlɑsədi
technical
  • A thickened and hardened part of the skin; a callus.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are called callosities, and their colouration varies with the reproductive season.
    • The patterns are made up of rough, raised patches of skin called callosities.
    • He had wagered that she would be a Teutonic heavyweight with callosities growing on her forehead.
    • During these beatings, she would clench fists, which led to thick callosity on her fingers.
    • Because the heads bear distinguishing patches of rough skin, called callosities, a good overhead view allows scientists to recognize an individual whale, year after year.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French callosité, from Latin callositas, from callosus 'hard-skinned', from callum, callus 'hardened skin'.

 
 

Definition of callosity in US English:

callosity

nounkəˈläsədēkəˈlɑsədi
technical
  • A thickened and hardened part of the skin; a callus.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are called callosities, and their colouration varies with the reproductive season.
    • He had wagered that she would be a Teutonic heavyweight with callosities growing on her forehead.
    • Because the heads bear distinguishing patches of rough skin, called callosities, a good overhead view allows scientists to recognize an individual whale, year after year.
    • During these beatings, she would clench fists, which led to thick callosity on her fingers.
    • The patterns are made up of rough, raised patches of skin called callosities.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French callosité, from Latin callositas, from callosus ‘hard-skinned’, from callum, callus ‘hardened skin’.

 
 
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