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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tur•bi•nate (tûr′bə nit, -nāt′),USA pronunciation adj. - Also, tur′bi•nat′ed.
- having the shape of an inverted cone;
scroll-like; whorled; spiraled. - Anatomyof or pertaining to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages in humans and other vertebrates.
- inversely conical.
n. - Invertebratesa turbinate shell.
- AnatomyAlso called nasal concha. a turbinate bone.
- Latin turbinātus shaped like a top, equivalent. to turbin- (stem of turbō a top; see turbine) + -ātus -ate1
- 1655–65
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