CORNU

Meaning of CORNU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-(ˌ)nü, -(ˌ)nyü ]

noun

( plural cor·nua -nü-ə, -nyü-)

Etymology: Latin

Date: 1691

: a horn-shaped anatomical part (as of the uterus)

• cor·nu·al -nü-əl, -nyü- adjective

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CORNU — cornu- see corno
Interlingua English vocab
CORNU — noun (plural ~a) Etymology: Latin Date: 1691 a horn-shaped anatomical part (as of the uterus), ~al adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CORNU — ˈkȯr(ˌ)n(y)ü noun ( plural cor·nua -_n(y)əwə) Etymology: Latin, horn — more at horn : something shaped like or resembling a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORNU — (n.) A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
Английский словарь Webster
CORNU — ( n. ) A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNU — — cornual , adj. /kawr"nooh, -nyooh/ , n. , pl. cornua /-nooh euh, -nyooh euh/ . a horn, esp. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNU — n. horn, hornlike part
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CORNU — noun a horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
Webster English vocab
CORNU — [ 'kɔ:nju: ] ■ noun ( plural ~a -njʊə ) Anatomy 1》 a horn-shaped projection of the thyroid cartilage or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CORNU — [cor.nu] n, pl cor.nua [L] (1691): a horn-shaped anatomical part (as of the uterus) -- cor.nu.al adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORNU — (Latin: horn), large metal horn of ancient Rome, used as a military and ceremonial instrument. It was about 11 feet …
Britannica English vocabulary
CORNU — роговидное образование
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CORNU — роговидное образование
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CORNU — n. Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ r-( ˌ )nü, -( ˌ )nyü Function: noun Inflected Form: plural cor · nua \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CORNU SPIRAL — (ˈ)kȯr|n(y)ü- noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Marie Alfred Cornu died 1902 French physicist : a spiral of two …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORNU, PAUL — born 1881, Lisieux, Fr. died 1944 French engineer who designed and built the first helicopter to perform a manned free …
Britannica English vocabulary
NASICORN — I. ˈnāzəˌkȯrn adjective Etymology: nas- + Latin cornu horn 1. : bearing a horn or horns on the nose 2. …
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HORN
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CORNET — I. (ˈ)kȯr|net, -ȯ(ə)|-, usu -ed.+V; Brit usually ˈkȯ(ə)nit noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cornette, from Middle French cornet, …
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AMMONITE — I. am·mo·nite ˈaməˌnīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin ammonites, from ammon- (from Latin cornu Ammonis ammonite, …
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THYROHYAL — -|hīəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: thyr- + hy- + -al : the greater cornu of the hyoid bone ; …
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PRECORNU — (ˈ)prē+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pre- + cornu : the anterior cornu of a lateral ventricle
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CORNUCOPIA — ˌkȯ(r)n(y)əˈkōpēə sometimes -nēˈk- or -niˈk- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BICORNUATE — (ˈ)bī|kȯrnyüˌāt, -yüə̇t adjective also bi·cor·nate -ˌnāt, -_nə̇t ; or bi·cor·nu·ous -nyüəs Etymology: bicornuate from bi- (I) + Latin cornu horn …
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ANTECORNU — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ- noun Etymology: New Latin, from ante- + cornu : the anterior cornu of either lateral ventricle of the brain
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HORN — — hornish , adj. — hornless , adj. — hornlessness , n. — hornlike , adj. /hawrn/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNUCOPIA — — cornucopian , adj. — cornucopiate /kawr'neuh koh"pee it/ , adj. /kawr'neuh koh"pee euh, -nyeuh-/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. …
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CORNET — /kawr net"/ for 1; /kawr"nit, kawr net"/ for 2-8 , n. 1. Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet …
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CORNER — /kawr"neuhr/ , n. 1. the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet. 2. the space between two converging …
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CORN — corn 1 /kawrn/ , n. 1. Also called Indian corn; esp. technical and Brit., maize . a tall cereal plant, …
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CERAT- — a combining form meaning "horn," "cornea," used in the formation of compound words: ceratodus. Also, kerat- . Also, esp. before …
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HORN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German horn, Latin cornu, Greek keras Date: before 12th …
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