acetabulum
Betekenis (Engels)
- The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
- The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
- A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
- The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
- One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
- A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
- (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/
Etimologie (Engels)
Learned borrowing from Latin acētābulum (“vinegar saucer, 1/48 congius”), from acētum (“vinegar”) + -bulum (“-bule: a vessel for”).
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