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Give us detailed, testable, mechanistic accounts for the origin of life, the origin of the genetic code, the origin of ubiquitous bio macromolecules and assemblages like the ribosome, and the origin of molecular machines like the bacterial flagellum, and intelligent design will die a quick and painless death.
William A. Dembski

Meaning of "flagellum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLAGELLUM

From Latin: a little whip, from flagrum a whip, lash.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAGELLUM

flagellum  [fləˈdʒɛləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAGELLUM

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Flagellum 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 FLAGELLUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flagellum

Flagellum

A flagellum is a lash-like appendage that protrudes from the cell body of certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The word flagellum in Latin means whip. The primary role of the flagellum is locomotion but it also often has function as a sensory organelle, being sensitive to chemicals and temperatures outside the cell. Flagella are organelles defined by function rather than structure. There are large differences between different types of flagellum; the prokaryotic and eukaryotic flagella differ greatly in protein composition, structure, and mechanism of propulsion, however both are used for swimming. An example of a flagellate bacterium is the ulcer-causing Helicobacter pylori, which uses multiple flagella to propel itself through the mucus lining to reach the stomach epithelium. An example of a eukaryotic flagellate cell is the mammalian sperm cell, which uses its flagellum to propel itself through the female reproductive tract. Eukaryotic flagella are structurally identical to eukaryotic cilia, although distinctions are sometimes made according to function and/or length.

Definition of flagellum in the English dictionary

The first definition of flagellum in the dictionary is a long whiplike outgrowth from a cell that acts as an organ of locomotion: occurs in some protozoans, gametes, spores, etc. Other definition of flagellum is a long thin supple shoot or runner. Flagellum is also the terminal whiplike part of an arthropod's appendage, esp of the antenna of many insects.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAGELLUM


antebellum
ˌæntɪˈbɛləm
capitellum
ˌkæpɪˈtɛləm
cerebellum
ˌsɛrɪˈbɛləm
clitellum
klɪˈtɛləm
cribellum
krɪˈbɛləm
flabellum
fləˈbɛləm
haustellum
hɔːˈstɛləm
involucellum
ɪnˌvɒljʊˈsɛləm
labellum
ləˈbɛləm
pelham
ˈpɛləm
pellum
ˈpɛləm
phellem
ˈfɛləm
post-bellum
ˈpəʊstˈbɛləm
rostellum
rɒˈstɛləm
sacellum
səˈkɛləm
schellum
ˈskɛləm
scutellum
skjuːˈtɛləm
skellum
ˈskɛləm
skelm
ˈskɛləm
vellum
ˈvɛləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAGELLUM

flagella
flagellant
flagellantism
flagellar
flagellate
flagellation
flagellator
flagellatory
flagelliferous
flagelliform
flagellin
flagellomania
flagellomaniac
flageolet
flageolet bean
flagged
flagger
flaggier
flaggiest
flagginess

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAGELLUM

aspergillum
blellum
bryophyllum
castellum
chillum
corallum
intervallum
Luguvallum
macallum
podophyllum
sensillum
spathiphyllum
spirillum
vallum
vexillum

Synonyms and antonyms of flagellum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flagellum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAGELLUM

Find out the translation of flagellum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flagellum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flagellum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鞭毛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flagelo
570 millions of speakers

English

flagellum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कशाभिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السوط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жгутик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flagelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লতানো চারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flagelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flagellum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geißel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鞭毛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flagellum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

roi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flagellum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॅगेलम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flagellum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flagello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

джгутик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flagel
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μαστίγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flagellum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flagellum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flagellen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flagellum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGELLUM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGELLUM» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «FLAGELLUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flagellum.
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William A. Dembski
Give us detailed, testable, mechanistic accounts for the origin of life, the origin of the genetic code, the origin of ubiquitous bio macromolecules and assemblages like the ribosome, and the origin of molecular machines like the bacterial flagellum, and intelligent design will die a quick and painless death.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAGELLUM»

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Attila, Flagellum Dei? Huns and Romans, Conflict and ...
In this dissertation I argue that Attila, King of the Huns, must be understood within the context of the combination of his personal identity as a Hun, his obligations as a Hun king, and his interactions with the Roman political and ...
Michael D. Blodgett, 2007
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Flagellum: Or, The Life and Death, Birth and Burial of O. ...
Or, The Life and Death, Birth and Burial of O. Cromwell the Late Usurper, Faithfully Described with an Exact Account of His Policies and Successes James Heath. 4 l = "Ya-7 _ U'P) . w - that place imporruned to'see it redUced, but (laid on ; ly to ...
James Heath, 1679
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Structures on the Antennal Flagellum of Zorotypus Hubbardi ...
NOTULAE NATURAE Number 453 of January 6, 1978 The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia STRUCTURES ON THE ANTENNAL FLAGELLUM OF ZOROTYPUS HUBBARDI (INSECTA, ZORAPTERA) Eleanor H. Slifer Department ...
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Early Evolution: From the Appearance of the First Cell to ...
To avoid any misunderstanding, it is worth noting here the definite distinction between flagellum (prokaryotic) and cilium (eukaryotic). The two structures only have in common the fact that they are thin mobile protrusions with a precise and ...
Martino Rizzotti, 2000
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Algae: Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology
Among the different groups. PFRs are very similar structurally and biochemically. In the Pedinellales, the membrane of the single emergent flagellum is expanded into a sheath or fin supported along the edge by the rod. which is cross-banded.
Laura Barsanti, Paolo Gualtieri, 2005
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Structures and Organelles in Pathogenic Protists
Exactly as in mammals, the parasite remains extracellular during its long stay in the fly. Whatever the host and the stage, the trypanosome always possesses a flagellum. However, flagellum length and positioning evolves during the life cycle .
W. de Souza, 2010
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Intelligent Design 101: Leading Experts Explain the Key Issues
One example is the bacterial flagellum (see fig. 3.6 on page 87). The bacterial flagellum is, quite literally, an outboard motor that bacteria use to swim. Like a mousetrap, it has a large number of parts. One part is the propeller. As the motor turns ...
H. Wayne House
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Advances in Insect Physiology
As the locust decreases the antennal angle with increasing air-speed (see Section 6.1.3.1), it actively decreases the torque acting on the PF-junction and, thus, maintains the angular deflection at the base of the flagellum, d, within an almost ...
‎2005
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Why Intelligent Design Fails: A Scientific Critique of the ...
Building on Behe's claims, Dembski (2002b, 289) bas made tbe eubacterial flagellum a central point of his key chapter, "The Emergence of Irreducibly Complex Systems," and has produced an analysis of the flagellum by assuming that all ...
Matt Young, Taner Edis, 2006
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Fish Diseases and Disorders
Living specimens from freshwater fish have body length 14.0—23.0 pm and body width 3.5—6.0 mm, while fixed specimens are smaller: body length 9.0—18.0 um and 2.2—4.8 um; anterior flagellum 7.7—11.0um; posterior flagellum 10—15 ...
P. T. K. Woo, John F. Leatherland, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAGELLUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flagellum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Poetry: Fraught sex and sexuality and an unusual provenance
the flagellum, its tiny whip and scourge. Sex and sexuality in other poems are equally fraught: the aphrodisiac Spanish Fly is “Not glass-green ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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A New Wasp Parasitoid of the Fall Webworm
The specific epithet — albiflagellatus — is derived from the whitish antennal flagellum of the females. “Our results indicate that the new ... «Entomology Today, Jul 15»
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Protistology: How to build a microbial eye
... the flagellum, the cells' swimming propeller. The photoreceptor in Euglena has been identified as a photoactivated adenylyl cyclase protein. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Final Score: Giants 3, Mets 0—Overly liberal Colon unable to cover …
... had his arm in a cast his entire life when he throws" or "Hunter Pence throwing looks like a protozoan attempting locomotion via flagellum". «Amazin' Avenue, Jul 15»
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An algorithm to investigate unwelcome plankton
With a flick of its tail-like flagellum, it can dive down to eat plankton, living or dead, or swim up to the light, drawing energy from the millions of ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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Seattle and San Antonio Premieres of Living Waters: Intelligent …
... our own eyes (the bacterial flagellum comes to mind). Illustra's Design of Life series presents intelligent design at the grandest "macro" scale, ... «Discovery Institute, Jul 15»
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Why Doesn't Intelligent Design Identify the Designer?
There is no "Made by Yahweh" engraved on the side of the bacterial rotary motor -- the flagellum. In order to find out what or who its designer is, ... «Discovery Institute, Jun 15»
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Reason to believe in the existance of God
For example; The Flagellum screw turns with 10 000 turns and can stop within a quarter of a second and turn immediately in the opposite ... «News24, Jun 15»
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Study takes close look at formidable camel spider jaws
Or flagellar shaft, an elongated, variously shaped portion of the flagellum found in many species, which contains two canals, one with an ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Warning potentially scary images: Fearsome jaw of camel spider …
Prolateral (inner) side in left column; retrolateral (outer) side in right column. Note, males have flagellum, females do not. A, B. Zeria carli, male; ... «International Business Times UK, Jun 15»

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