diploe

See also: diploë and diploé

English

Alternative forms

• diploë

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek διπλόη (diplóē, “literally, a fold”), noun use of feminine of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɪp.loʊ.ˌi/

Noun

diploe (countable and uncountable, plural diploes)

1. (anatomy) The thin layer of soft, spongy or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• diploetic
• diploic

• diploid
• diploidy

Anagrams

• dipole, elopid, lepido-, peloid