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pul⋅vi⋅nar

  [puhl-vahy-ner] noun, plural pul⋅vi⋅nar⋅i⋅a  [puhl-vuh-nair-ee-uh] , adjective
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–noun
1. (in ancient Rome)
a. a cushioned couch kept in readiness for any visitation of a god.
b. a cushioned seat at a circus.
2. Also called pulvinus. (on an Ionic capital) either of two convex forms having on their ends two of the volutes.
–adjective
3. pulvinate (def. 3).
Origin:
1590–1600; (n.) < L pulvīnar cushioned couch, equiv. to pulvīn(us) cushion + -ar, shortening of -āre, neut. of āris -ar 1 ; (adj.) pulvin(us) + -ar 1

pul⋅vi⋅nate

  [puhl-vuh-neyt]
–adjective
1. cushion-shaped.
2. having a pulvinus.
3. Also, pulvinar. Architecture. (of a frieze or the like) having a convex surface from top to bottom.
Also, pul⋅vi⋅nat⋅ed.

Origin:
1815–25; < L pulvīnātus cushioned, equiv. to pulvīn(us) cushion + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
pul⋅vi⋅nate⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: pul·vi·nar
Pronunciation: "p&l-'vI-n&r
Function: noun
: a rounded prominence on the back of the thalamus
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pulvinar pul·vi·nar (pŭl-vī'nər)
n.
The posterior extremity of the thalamus, forming a cushionlike prominence over the posterior aspect of the internal capsule.

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