turbinate

English

Turbinate bones, labeled as concha

Etymology

From Latin turbinatus.

Adjective

turbinate (comparative more turbinate, superlative most turbinate)

1. Shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top).
2. In the shape of a coil.
3. (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex.

   a turbinate shell

4. (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.

Synonyms

• coiling
• helical
• spiral
• spiraling
• volute
• whorled

Translations

shaped or spinning like a top

• Bulgarian: конусовиден (konusoviden)
• Finnish: hyrrämäinen

shaped like a coil

• Bulgarian: спираловиден (bg) (spiraloviden)
• Finnish: kierukkamainen, kierretty (fi)

zoology: spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter

• Finnish: kierteinen (fi)

of or relating to the turbinate bone

Noun

turbinate (plural turbinates)

1. (anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone.

Synonyms

• nasal concha

Derived terms

• turbinately

Translations

nasal concha — see nasal concha

Verb

turbinate (third-person singular simple present turbinates, present participle turbinating, simple past and past participle turbinated)

1. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.

Anagrams

• intratube, tribunate, tube train

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

turbinate

1. inflection of turbinare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

turbinate f pl

1. feminine plural of turbinato

Latin

Adjective

turbināte

1. vocative masculine singular of turbinātus

Spanish

Verb

turbinate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of turbinar combined with te