INSULA

Meaning of INSULA in English

[ 'ɪnsjʊlə ]

■ noun ( plural ~e -li: )

1》 (in ancient Rome) a tenement in a city.

2》 Anatomy a region of the cerebral cortex.

Origin

L., lit. 'island'.

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INSULA — (ín-) n 1. island, isle; 2. block (of buildings)
Interlingua English vocab
INSULA — ˈin(t)s(y)ələ, ˈinshə- noun ( plural insu·lae -ˌlē, ˈin(t)səˌlī) 1. [Latin, literally, island — more at isle ] : an ancient …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSULA — /in"seuh leuh, ins"yeuh-/ , n. , pl. insulae /-lee'/ . Anat. a group of convolutions situated at the base of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INSULA — n. part of the brain, Island of Reil (Anatomy)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
INSULA — (Latin: island), in architecture, block of grouped but separate buildings or a single structure in ancient Rome and Ostia. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSULA — анат. островок
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
INSULA — анат. островок
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
INSULA — островок (головного мозга), центральная доля, островок Рейля
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
INSULA — блок домов; квартал (в древнеримской архитектуре)
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
ESMERALDO — n emerald; le Insula de Esmeraldo the Emerald Isle
Interlingua English vocab
ALTITUDE — n 1. altitude; 2. height; al altitude del (situation, etc.) equal to (the situation, etc.); al altitude de (un capo, …
Interlingua English vocab
PENINSULA — noun Etymology: Latin paeninsula, from paene almost + insula island Date: 1538 a portion of land nearly surrounded by water …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ISOLATE — I. transitive verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: back-formation from ~d set apart, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from isola island, …
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ISLE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ile, ~, from Latin insula Date: 13th century island , II. transitive verb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INSULIN — noun Etymology: New Latin insula islet (of Langerhans), from Latin, island Date: 1914 a protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INSULATE — transitive verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Latin insula Date: circa 1741 to place in a detached situation ; isolate
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INSULAR — adjective Etymology: Late Latin ~is, from Latin insula island Date: 1611 1. of, relating to, or constituting an island, dwelling …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ISLE — I. ˈīl, esp before pause or consonant ˈīəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English isle, ile, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSULATE — I. ˈin(t)səˌlāt sometimes ˈin(t)syə- or ˈinshə-; usu -ād.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin insula island + English -ate …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSULAR — I. -lə(r) adjective Etymology: Late Latin insularis, from Latin insula island + -aris -ar — more at isle 1. a. …
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PREINSULA — (ˈ)prē+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pre- + insula : the anterior part of the cerebral island of Reil
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PENINSULA — pə̇ˈnin(t)s(ə)lə, -inchələ, -inshələ sometimes -insyələ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin paeninsula, from paene- pene- + insula island — more …
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ISOLATED — adjective Etymology: French isolé isolated (from Italian isolato, from isola island — from Latin insula — + -ato -ate) + …
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ISLETA — izˈlād.ə noun ( plural isleta or isletas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Isleta, Indian village and pueblo in central New …
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INSULIN — ˈin(t)sələ̇n sometimes ˈin(t)slə̇n or ˈin(t)syəl- or ˈinshə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin insula + English -in : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENINSULA — — peninsular , adj. — peninsularism, peninsularity /peuh nin'seuh lar"i tee, -nins'yeuh-/ , n. /peuh nin"seuh leuh, -nins"yeuh leuh/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ISLE — — isleless , adj. /uyl/ , n. , v. , isled, isling . n. 1. a small island. 2. any …
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ISLAND OF REIL — /ruyl/ , Anat. insula. [ named after J. C. Reil (d. 1813), German physician ]
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INSULATE — /in"seuh layt', ins"yeuh-/ , v.t., insulated, insulating . 1. to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INSULAR — ■ adjective 1》 uninterested in ideas, cultures, etc. other than one's own; narrow-minded. ↘lacking contact with other people. 2》 relating …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ЛИЛЛЬ — город, адм. ц. деп. Нор, Франция. Упоминается в 1060 г. как Insula Castrum - 'островное укрепление' (латин. insula 'остров', castrum …
Англо-Русский географический словарь

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