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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ac•e•tab•u•lum (as′i tab′yə ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -la (-lə).USA pronunciation - Anatomythe socket in the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone. See illus. under pelvis.
- [Zool.]any of the suction appendages of a leech, octopus, etc.
- Latin: hip socket, cup-shaped part of a plant (Pliny), literally, small cup, origin, originally for vinegar, equivalent. to acēt(um) vinegar + -ā- by analogy with verb, verbal derivs. (compare vocable) + -bulum suffix denoting instrument or vessel
- 1660–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: acetabulum /ˌæsɪˈtæbjʊləm/ n ( pl -la / -lə/)- the deep cuplike cavity on the side of the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone
Etymology: Latin: vinegar cup, hence a cuplike cavity, from acētum vinegar + -abulum, suffix denoting a container |