Inosculate
11inosculate — [ɪ nɒskjʊleɪt] verb formal join by intertwining or fitting closely together. Derivatives inosculation noun Origin C17: from in 2 + L. osculare provide with a mouth or outlet …
12inosculate — I. v. n. (Bot. and A nat.) Anastomose, unite at the ends (as veins or arteries). II. v. a. Unite by apposition or contact …
13inosculate — in·osculate …
14inosculate — in•os•cu•late [[t]ɪnˈɒs kyəˌleɪt[/t]] v. i. v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing bio ter to join, connect, or unite, as arteries or fibers • Etymology: 1665–75 in•os cu•la′tion, n …
15inosculate — [c]/ɪnˈɒskjuleɪt/ (say in oskyoohlayt) verb (inosculated, inosculating) –verb (t) 1. to unite by openings, as arteries in anastomosis. 2. to connect or join so as to make continuous, as fibres. –verb (i) 3. to open into one another. 4. to unite… …
16inosculate — v.i.,v.t. unite; combine; blend. ♦ inosculation, n …
17inosculate — v.intr. & tr. 1 join by running together. 2 join closely. Derivatives: inosculation n. Etymology: IN (2) + L osculare provide with a mouth f. osculum dimin. of os mouth …
18Inosculated — Inosculate In*os cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inosculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inosculating}.] [Pref. in in + osculate.] 1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
19Inosculating — Inosculate In*os cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inosculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inosculating}.] [Pref. in in + osculate.] 1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
20Convolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Complex curvature. < N PARAG:Convolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 winding winding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 convolution convolution involution circumvolution Sgm: N 1 wave wave undulation tortuosity anfractu …