diverticle
English
Etymology
From Latin diverticulum, deverticulum (“a bypath”), from divertere (“to turn away”).
Noun
diverticle (plural diverticles)
- (obsolete) A turning; a byway.
- Template:RQ:Hales Abuses
- the descrying of the several passages from them unto particular conclusions, and the Diverticles and blind By-paths which Sophifſry and Deceit are wont to tread
- Template:RQ:Hales Abuses
- (anatomy, obsolete) A diverticulum.
References
“diverticle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [di.βərˈti.klə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [di.vərˈti.klə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [di.veɾˈti.kle]
- Hyphenation: di‧ver‧ti‧cle
Noun
diverticle m (plural diverticles)
Further reading
- “diverticle” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.