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cos⋅ta

[kos-tuh, kaw-stuh]
–noun, plural cos⋅tae [kos-tee, kaw-stee] .
1. a rib or riblike part.
2. the midrib of a leaf in mosses.
3. a ridge.
4. Entomology.
a. Also called costal vein. a vein, usually marginal, in the anterior portion of the wing of certain insects.
b. Also called costal margin. the anterior edge or border of the wing of certain insects.

Origin:
1865–70; < L: rib, side. See coast

Cos⋅ta

[kaw-stuh]
–noun
Lú⋅cio [loo-syoo] , 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
cos·ta   (kŏs'tə)   
n.   pl. cos·tae (-tē) Biology
A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.

[Latin; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]
cos'tal adj.
Cos·ta   (kôs'tə, -tä)   
Brazilian architect. Heavily influenced by Le Corbusier and by Bauhaus design, he rose to fame after his airplane-shaped plan was selected for Brasília, the new capital of Brazil, in 1957.

Costa

Cos"ta\ (k[o^]s"t[.a]), n. [L., rib. See Coast.]

1. (Anat.) A rib of an animal or a human being.

2. (Bot.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib.

3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The anterior rib in the wing of an insect. (b) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals.
Language Translation for : costa
Spanish: costa, litoral,
German: die Küste,
Japanese: 沿岸

Main Entry: cos·ta
Pronunciation: 'käs-t&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cos·tae /-(")tE, -"tI/
: RIB

costa cos·ta (kŏs'tə)
n. pl. cos·tae (-tē)

  1. Rib.
  2. A rodlike internal supporting organelle that runs along the base of the undulating membrane of certain flagellate parasites. Also called basal rod.

cos'tal adj.

costa   (kŏs'tə)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural costae (kŏs'tē)
A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.
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