LACHRYMAL


Meaning of LACHRYMAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlækrɪməl ]

adj. & n. (also lacrimal, lacrymal) --adj. 1 literary of or for tears. 2 (usu. as lacrimal) Anat. concerned in the secretion of tears (lacrimal canal; lacrimal duct). --n. 1 = lachrymal vase. 2 (in pl.) (usu. as lacrimals) the lacrimal organs. ølachrymal vase hist. a phial holding the tears of mourners at a funeral. [ME f. med.L lachrymalis f. L lacrima tear]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.