diploë

See also: diploe

English

Alternative forms

• diploe

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διπλόη (diplóē, “literally, a fold”), noun use of feminine of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɪp.loʊˌi/

Noun

diploë (plural diploës)

1. (dated, mostly before 1920) The thin layer of soft, spongy or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.

Related terms

• diploetic
• diploic
• diploid
• diploidy

Translations

thin layer of tissue

• Catalan: díploe m
• Dutch: diploë

Anagrams

• dipole, elopid, lepido-, peloid