plica
Meaning
- A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
- Polish plait, plica polonica, or plica neuropatica: a disease of the hair in which it becomes twisted and matted together.
- A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
- The bend of the wing of a bird.
- A neume, in the form of a tail at the end of a ligature, indicating an additional note.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈplaɪkə/
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Latin plicare (“to fold”).
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "plica" and many other words and sentences in English.