fontanelle

Meaning

1. A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
2. A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project.

Synonyms

fontanel

soft spot

crown of head

Translations

fontanelle

fontanella

Fontanelle

fontanela

fontanela

moleira

fontanel·la

fontanel

bıngıldak

βρέγμα

Fontanelle

fontanelles

molarinha do recém-nascido

fontanel

Etymology

Borrowed from French fontanelle, from Old French fontenelle, diminutive of fontaine (“fountain, spring”).