abactinal

English

Etymology

From ab- +‎ actinal.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /æˈbæk.tə.nl̩/, /ˈæˌbæk.tə.nl̩/, /ˌæˌbækˈtaɪ.nl̩/, /ˈæˌbækˌtaɪ.nl̩/

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Adjective

abactinal (comparative more abactinal, superlative most abactinal)

1. (zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.

   Antonym: actinal

   • 1857, Louis Agassiz, Contributions to Natural History, volume 4, page 376:

     The so-called mouth is always placed at one end of these poles, and from it radiate the most prominent organs, in consequence of which I have called this side of the body the oral or actinal area, and the opposite side the aboral or abactinal area.

Derived terms

• abactinally

 

Translations

pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal

• Dutch: abactinaal
• Indonesian: abaktinal (id)
• Manx: gyn goullyn
• Portuguese: abactinal (pt)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.ki.t͡ʃiˈnaw/ [a.ba.ki.t͡ʃiˈnaʊ̯], /a.bak.t͡ʃiˈnaw/ [a.bak.t͡ʃiˈnaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.ki.t͡ʃiˈnaw/ [a.ba.ki.t͡ʃiˈnaʊ̯], /a.bak.t͡ʃiˈnaw/ [a.bak.t͡ʃiˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bak.t͡ʃiˈnaw/ [a.bak.t͡ʃiˈnaʊ̯], /a.ba.ki.t͡ʃiˈnaw/ [a.ba.ki.t͡ʃiˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐ.ktiˈnal/ [ɐ.βɐ.ktiˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐ.ktiˈnal/ [ɐ.βɐ.ktiˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐ.ktiˈna.li/ [ɐ.βɐ.ktiˈna.li]

• Hyphenation: a‧bac‧ti‧nal

Adjective

abactinal m or f (plural abactinais)

1. (zoology) abactinal (pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaɡtiˈnal/ [a.β̞aɣ̞.t̪iˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: a‧bac‧ti‧nal

Adjective

abactinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abactinales)

1. abactinal