sulcus

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
2. A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process.

Synonyme

flute

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canal

groove

concave

crimp

dent

ditch

duct

fold

gutter

hollowness

launder

plica

plication

slot

socket

tank

trench

trough

vessel

ruga

depression

driving slot

ark

callosal sulcus

channel

chase

Übersetzungen

sillon

sulcus

solco

sulcus

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈsʌl.kəs/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Borrowed from Latin sulcus (“a furrow made by a plow”). Doublet of sullow ("plough").