What does circumvallate mean?
Definitions for circumvallate
ˌsɜr kəmˈvæl eɪtcir·cum·val·late
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Princeton's WordNet
circumvallateverb
surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
Wiktionary
circumvallateverb
to surround with a rampart
Etymology: From Latin circumvallare, from circum- + vallum ‘rampart’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To CIRCUMVALLATEverb
To inclose round with trenches or fortifications.
Etymology: circumvallo, Lat.
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circumvallate
Circumvallate refers to something that is surrounded, enclosed, or encompassed by a ridge, wall, or other protective barrier. In a medical context, it often refers to the circumvallate papillae, which are round bumps on the tongue surrounded by a trench-like structure.
Webster Dictionary
Circumvallateverb
to surround with a rampart or wall
Circumvallateadjective
surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart
Circumvallateadjective
surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue
Etymology: [L. circumvallatus, p. p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare to wall, fr. vallum rampart.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Circumvallate
sėr-kum′val-āt, v.t. to surround with a rampart.—n. Circumvallā′tion, a surrounding with a wall: a wall or fortification surrounding a town or fort. [L. vallum, rampart.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of circumvallate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of circumvallate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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