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ˈtɜr bə nɪt, -ˌneɪtturbinate
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Princeton's WordNet
turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinaladjective
any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
turbinateadjective
of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinateadjective
in the shape of a coil
Wiktionary
turbinatenoun
A turbinal or turbinate bone.
turbinateadjective
Shaped or spinning like a top.
turbinateadjective
In the shape of a coil.
turbinateadjective
Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells.
turbinateadjective
Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
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turbinate
Turbinate generally refers to any structure that is shaped like a top or inverted cone. However, it is often used in medical terms to refer to the small, shell-like structures located in the nasal passage which clean and humidify the air we breathe. These structures are also known as nasal concha.
Webster Dictionary
Turbinateverb
to revolve or spin like a top; to whirl
Turbinateadjective
alt. of Turbinated
Entomology
Turbinate
top-shaped; nearly conical: differs from pyriform in being shorter and more suddenly attenuated at base: applied to an eye = pillared eye; q.v.
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tribunate
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of turbinate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of turbinate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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