INTIMA


Meaning of INTIMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-tə-mə ]

noun

( plural in·ti·mae -ˌmē, -ˌmī ; or -mas )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of intimus

Date: 1873

: the innermost coat of an organ (as a blood vessel) consisting usually of an endothelial layer backed by connective tissue and elastic tissue

• in·ti·mal -məl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.