turbinate

Etymology

Latin turbinatus.

Adjective

turbinate (comparative more turbinate, superlative most turbinate)

1. Shaped or spinning like a top.
2. In the shape of a coil.
3. (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells.
4. (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.

Noun

turbinate (plural turbinates)

1. (anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone.

Verb

turbinate (third-person singular simple present turbinates, present participle turbinating, simple past and past participle turbinated)

1. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.

Anagrams

• intratube, tribunate

Verb

turbinate

1. second-person plural present indicative of turbinare
2. second-person plural imperative of turbinare
3. feminine plural of turbinato

Adjective

turbinate

1. vocative masculine singular of turbinatus