1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Ethmoid

Definition of Ethmoid in English :

Define Ethmoid in English

Ethmoid meaning in English

Meaning of Ethmoid in English

Pronunciation of Ethmoid in English

Ethmoid pronunciation in English

Pronounce Ethmoid in English

Ethmoid

see synonyms of ethmoid

Noun

1. ethmoid, ethmoid bone

one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ethmoid

see synonyms of ethmoid
adjective also: ethmoidal (ˈɛθmɔɪdəl)
1. 
denoting or relating to a bone of the skull that forms part of the eye socket and the nasal cavity
noun
2. 
the ethmoid bone

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Ethmoid

see synonyms of ethmoid
adjective
1. 
designating or of the perforated bone or bones that form part of the septum and walls of the nasal cavity: the olfactory nerves pass through the perforations
noun
2. 
an ethmoid bone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ethmoid

see synonyms of ethmoid
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a light spongy bone located between the ocular orbits, forming part of the walls and septum of the superior nasal cavity, and containing numerous perforations for the passage of the fibers of the olfactory nerves.
n.
The ethmoid bone.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

cockup

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches