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umbones — pl. of umbo … Useful english dictionary
Umbones — Umbo Um bo, n.; pl. L. {Umbones}, E. {Umbos}. [L.] 1. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. [1913 Webster] 2. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
umbones — n. bump or elevation on a shield; rounded bump or protuberance; depressed area on the surface of the eardrum (Anatomy); protrusion on either side of the hinge of a bivalve shell (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
umbone — {{hw}}{{umbone}}{{/hw}}s. m. Parte centrale anteriore dello scudo, rilevata come una borchia, spesso con una punta detta brocco … Enciclopedia di italiano
primordial valve — Chitinous plate in Cirripedia (Lepadomorpha and Verrucomorpha) having a distinctive honeycomb appearance, developing at incipient umbones of terga, scuta and carina, during metamorphosis [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. One of 5 chitinous plates… … Crustacea glossary
UMBO — ex Graeco ἄμβων, Aeol. ὄμβων, idem cum Umbilico, quae vox indidem orat. Hinc, quos in cylindris, qui non nullis ex beryllis fiebant, umbilicos Plinius, l. 37. c. 5. Solinus umbones, appellat, duo nempe utrinque capita, quae tales aurô… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Nates — Na tes, n. pl. [L., the buttocks.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The buttocks. (b) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The umbones of a bivalve shell.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Umbo — Um bo, n.; pl. L. {Umbones}, E. {Umbos}. [L.] 1. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. [1913 Webster] 2. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Umbos — Umbo Um bo, n.; pl. L. {Umbones}, E. {Umbos}. [L.] 1. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike. [1913 Webster] 2. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
umbo — noun (plural umbones or umbos) Etymology: Latin; akin to Latin umbilicus more at navel Date: 1721 1. the boss of a shield 2. a rounded elevation: as a. an inward projection of the tympanic membrane of the ear b. one of the lateral prominences… … New Collegiate Dictionary
