Turbinate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates

of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɜːbᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɜːbɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɜːbɪnˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɜːbᵻnˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

volute spiral voluted helical whorled turbinal turbinate bone spiraling coiling

Parts of Speech

noun	any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
adjective	of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
adjective	in the shape of a coil

Word Forms

helix	noun	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
volute	noun	ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

turbiniert

einer der gerollten schwammigen Knochen der Nasengänge beim Menschen und anderen Wirbeltieren

🇫🇷French

corné

l'un des os spongieux enroulés des voies nasales chez l'homme et d'autres vertébrés

🇪🇸Spanish

turbinado

cualquiera de los huesos esponjosos enrollados de las fosas nasales en el hombre y otros vertebrados

🇮🇹Italian

turbinato

qualsiasi delle ossa spugnose a scorrimento dei passaggi nasali nell'uomo e in altri vertebrati

🇳🇱Dutch

neusschelp

elk van de gerolde sponsachtige botten van de neusholtes bij de mens en andere gewervelde dieren

🇵🇹Portuguese

turbinado

qualquer um dos ossos esponjosos enrolados das passagens nasais no homem e em outros vertebrados

🇷🇺Russian

носовые раковины

любая из закрученных губчатых костей носовых ходов человека и других позвоночных животных.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टरबाइनेट

मनुष्य और अन्य कशेरुकियों में नासिका मार्ग की स्क्रॉल स्पंजी हड्डियों में से कोई भी

🇧🇩Bengali

টারবিনেট

মানুষ এবং অন্যান্য মেরুদন্ডী প্রাণীর অনুনাসিক প্যাসেজের স্ক্রোল করা স্পঞ্জি হাড়গুলির যে কোনও একটি

🇮🇳Tamil

டர்பினேட்

மனிதன் மற்றும் பிற முதுகெலும்புகளில் உள்ள நாசிப் பாதைகளின் உருட்டப்பட்ட பஞ்சுபோன்ற எலும்புகளில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

టర్బినేట్

మనిషి మరియు ఇతర సకశేరుకాలలోని నాసికా భాగాలలో ఏదైనా స్క్రోల్ చేయబడిన మెత్తటి ఎముకలు

🇮🇳Marathi

टर्बिनेट

मनुष्य आणि इतर पृष्ठवंशी प्राण्यांमधील अनुनासिक परिच्छेदातील कोणतेही स्क्रोल केलेले स्पंज हाडे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટર્બિનેટ

માણસ અને અન્ય કરોડઅસ્થિધારી પ્રાણીઓમાં અનુનાસિક માર્ગોના સ્ક્રોલ કરેલા સ્પોન્જી હાડકાંમાંથી કોઈપણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟರ್ಬಿನೇಟ್

ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಗಿನ ಹಾದಿಗಳ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸುರುಳಿಯಾಕಾರದ ಸ್ಪಂಜಿನ ಮೂಳೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടർബിനേറ്റ്

മനുഷ്യൻ്റെയും മറ്റ് കശേരുക്കളുടെയും നാസികാദ്വാരത്തിൻ്റെ സ്ക്രോൾ ചെയ്ത സ്പോഞ്ച് അസ്ഥികളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鼻甲

人类和其他脊椎动物鼻道的任何卷曲的海绵状骨头

🇯🇵Japanese

鼻甲介

人間や他の脊椎動物の鼻腔にある渦巻き状の海綿骨の総称

🇰🇷Korean

비갑개

사람과 다른 척추동물의 비강에 있는 스크롤된 해면골 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuốn cuốn sách lại

bất kỳ xương xốp cuộn nào của đường mũi ở người và các động vật có xương sống khác

🇹🇭Thai

กังหัน

กระดูกเป็นรูพรุนใดๆ ของช่องจมูกของมนุษย์และสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลังอื่นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

turbinat

salah satu tulang spons yang digulung pada saluran hidung pada manusia dan vertebrata lainnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محارة

أي من العظام الإسفنجية الملتفة الموجودة في الممرات الأنفية عند الإنسان والفقاريات الأخرى

🇮🇷Persian

شاخک زدن

هر یک از استخوان های اسفنجی پیچ خورده مجرای بینی در انسان و سایر مهره داران

🇹🇷Turkish

konka

insanda ve diğer omurgalılarda burun kanallarının kıvrımlı süngerimsi kemiklerinden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֶלזוֹנִי

כל אחת מהעצמות הספוגיות המגולגלות של מעברי האף באדם ובבעלי חוליות אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'turbinate' is 'any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates'.

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Using 'turbinate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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