turbinate
Also tur·bi·nat·ed. having the shape of an inverted cone; scroll-like; whorled; spiraled.
Anatomy. of or relating to certain scroll-like, spongy bones of the nasal passages in humans and other vertebrates.
inversely conical.
a turbinate shell.
Also called nasal concha. Anatomy. a turbinate bone.
Origin of turbinate
1Other words from turbinate
- tur·bi·na·tion, noun
- non·tur·bi·nate, adjective
- non·tur·bi·nat·ed, adjective
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How to use turbinate in a sentence
Achenes short, turbinate to linear; pappus simple, of numerous unequal bristles.
turbinate or top-shaped, and pyriform or pear-shaped, are especially applicable to pears, and seldom to apples.
American Pomology | J. A. WarderSpikelets are 2- to 3-flowered, distichously racemed, narrowly turbinate, villous.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarYour tone passages may be partly closed by enlarged tonsils, adenoids, or enlarged turbinate bones of the nose.
The Art of Public Speaking | Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg EsenweinFruit, a little turbinate, or top-shaped, somewhat resembling a quince.
British Pomology | Robert Hogg
British Dictionary definitions for turbinate
turbinal (ˈtɜːbɪnəl)
/ (ˈtɜːbɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /
anatomy of or relating to any of the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
shaped like a spiral or scroll
(esp of the shells of certain molluscs) shaped like an inverted cone
Also called: nasal concha a turbinate bone
a turbinate shell
Origin of turbinate
1Derived forms of turbinate
- turbination, noun
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