turbinal

English

Etymology

Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).

Adjective

turbinal (comparative more turbinal, superlative most turbinal)

1. Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
2. (anatomy) Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.

Derived terms

• ethmoturbinal
• maxilloturbinal
• nasoturbinal
• pseudoturbinal
• sphenoturbinal

Noun

turbinal (plural turbinals)

1. (anatomy) A turbinate bone.

Translations

nasal concha — see nasal concha

See also

• turban

Anagrams

• anti-blur, untribal, tribunal

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin turbinis + Portuguese -al.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuʁ.biˈnaw/ [tuɦ.biˈnaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuʁ.biˈnaw/ [tuɦ.biˈnaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.biˈnaw/ [tuɾ.biˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tuʁ.biˈnaw/ [tuʁ.biˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /tuɻ.biˈnaw/ [tuɻ.biˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.biˈnal/ [tuɾ.βiˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.biˈnal/ [tuɾ.βiˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuɾ.biˈna.li/

• Rhymes: -aw, -al
• Hyphenation: tur‧bi‧nal

Adjective

turbinal m or f (plural turbinais)

1. (anatomy) turbinal (relating to the turbinates of the nose)

Further reading

• “turbinal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “turbinal”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “turbinal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026