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Meaning of "callosity" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CALLOSITY

kəˈlɒsɪtɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALLOSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Callosity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALLOSITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Callosity

A callosity is another name for callus, a piece of skin that has become thickened as a result of repeated contact and friction.

Definition of callosity in the English dictionary

The definition of callosity in the dictionary is hardheartedness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALLOSITY

ampullosity · crapulosity · curiosity · fabulosity · generosity · gulosity · hypervelocity · lamellosity · meticulosity · nebulosity · pendulosity · pilosity · reciprocity · sabulosity · scrupulosity · tumulosity · unscrupulosity · velocity · villosity · viscosity

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALLOSITY

callipers · callipygian · callipygous · callistemon · callisthenic · callisthenics · Callisto · callithump · callithumpian · callop · callose · callosities · callous · calloused · callously · callousness · callow · callowness · calluna · callus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALLOSITY

adiposity · animosity · glutinosity · grandiosity · heterozygosity · homozygosity · impetuosity · kinematic viscosity · microporosity · monstrosity · pomposity · porosity · religiosity · serosity · sinuosity · tortuosity · tuberosity · university · verbosity · virtuosity · zygosity

Synonyms and antonyms of callosity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «callosity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALLOSITY

Find out the translation of callosity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of callosity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «callosity» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

胼胝
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

callosidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

callosity
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

घट्टा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دشبذ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

мозоль
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

calosidade
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঘেঁচড়া
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

callosité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Callosity
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Schwiele
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

たこ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

피부의 경결
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Callosity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô tình
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தோல்தடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दाटपणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

nasır
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

callosità
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

callosity
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

мозоль
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

asprime
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τύλωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongevoeligheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

valk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

callosity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of callosity

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALLOSITY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of callosity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «callosity».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about callosity

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALLOSITY»

Discover the use of callosity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to callosity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Automatic Milking: A Better Understanding
Ilka C. Klaas, M. Bjerring & C. Enevoldsen Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Foulum, Denmark Milking duration is reported to influence the degree of teat end callosity in dairy cows. Increased frequency of milking in an AMS may  ...
A. Meijering, H. Hogeveen, C. J. A. M. de Koning, 2004
2
Mastitis in Dairy Production: Current Knowledge and Future ...
Machine. milking. risk. factors. for. teat. end. callosity. in. dairy. cows. on. herd. level. F. Neijenhuis1 G.H. Klungel2 H. Hogeveen3,4 and J.P.T.M. Noordhuizen4 1Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen UR, Lelystad, The Netherlands 2 Insentec  ...
Hendrik Hogeveen, 2005
3
On diseases of the skin v. 3 1874
callosity, probably blastema secreted for the nourishment of the callosity, but, owing to the horny condition of the latter, of no further use. The fluid increases gradually in quantity, presses forward the callous plate, occasionally even becomes ...
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, 1874
4
On Diseases of the Skin: Including the Exanthemata
callosity, probably blastema secreted for the nourishment of the callosity, but, owing to the horny condition of the latter, of no further use. The fluid increases gradually in quantity, presses forward the callous plate, occasionally even becomes ...
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Charles Hilton Fagge, Philip Henry Pye-Smith, 1874
5
A California Flora
R. venosus CC. Valves 2.5—5 mm. long, not much wider, with or without callosities; sheaths smaller, appressed, + evanescent; nutlets up to 2.5 mm. long. D. Valves without callosities 5. R. californiens DD. One or all valves callosity- bearing.
Philip Alexander Munz, 1973
6
Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
Figure 1 The top of the head of a northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) showing the most prominent callosity, usually called the bonnet, on its summit. The tip of the snout of the whale is toward the right, and the spray on the left indicates ...
William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, J. G.M. Thewissen, 2009
7
Biology of Turtles: From Structures to Strategies of Life
The latter species is especially unusual in having the anterior part of the plastron heavily festooned with callosities whereas the xiphiplastra show no trace of callosity formation. A more standard configuration, such as is seen in the giant ...
Jeanette Wyneken, Matthew H. Godfrey, Vincent Bels, 2007
8
The Urban Whale: North Atlantic Right Whales at the Crossroads
The callosity is cornified skin (like a callus) that is dark in color and forms in many of the same places as hair does on men (along the jaw and above the eyes and lips). However, because they are infested with light- colored amphipods called ...
Scott D. Kraus, Rosalind Rolland, 2007
9
Color Atlas of Diseases and Disorders of Cattle
Clinical features: in the normal bovine teat, the canal sphincter and orifice should show minimal protrusion from the teat end. Teat end callosity and subsequent hyperkeratosis, i.e., protrusion of keratin fronds or filaments, is always the result of ...
Roger Blowey, A. David Weaver, 2011
10
Directory of Diseases & Cures: In Homoeopathy
Gall bladder, urinary bladder, Ureters, Pelvis and kidney are the seats where such calculus can be formed. Calculi is the plural of calculs. CALLOSITY OR CORN Callosity is a local hardening of the skin at elevated points over soles, palms and ...
R. L. Gupta, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALLOSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term callosity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Whale, All Right
... recognize individuals through unique patterns of roughened skin called callosity tissue that erupts on the whales' chins, above their mouths, ... «Martha's Vineyard Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Silicon Valley Season 2 Recap: Episode 6 – Homicide
... to his face which ends up being highly offensive because Double-A then shows him his callosity bag and he does in fact have two assholes. «Gossip and Gab, May 15»
3
Outrage against gang-rape, immolation turns violent in Uttar Pradesh
Sources here say local police and district authorities showed utmost callosity in dealing with the case. "The girl gave her dying statement to ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 14»
4
Native Floridian Wildlife Spotlight: The Right Whale
ABOVE IMAGE: Right whales are dark gray or black and have light-colored “bumps” called callosity, on their head. Researchers use the pattern ... «SpaceCoastDaily.com, Jan 14»
5
A new discipline explores flatfoot - podiatry
The everyday long physical load on the foot leads to march fractures, callosities, plantar callosity e.t.c. Army kersey boots have no certain ... «Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am, Dec 13»
6
Foot care for the working woman
However, in heels, the pressure is concentrated on the heels and some points on the forefoot -- this causes chronic heel pain, callosity and ... «Times of India, Nov 13»
7
How Harmful to Whales Is Shipping? [Excerpt]
There is Van Halen, named after a callosity shaped like a guitar. There is Yawn and Etch-a-Sketch and Rat, named for a scar on her side that ... «Scientific American, Aug 13»
8
Sidelining Kothajit
... given assurance over undoing the wrongs, but such shortsightedness and callosity could never auger well for the future of sports in the state. «E-Pao.net, Aug 12»
9
Mammoth migration: the southern right whale's journey north
Volunteers identify and name the whales using scars or callosity patterns on their eyebrow, lips, chin and head. During winter, local whale ... «ABC Local, Jun 12»
10
Why Whales?
As we floated over Stellwagen Bank, Boston nothing more than a callosity on the horizon, suddenly there was a spout of coral, then rust. Up ahead, a whale rose ... «Harvard Magazine, Apr 11»
REFERENCE
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