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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTEGUMENT

From Latin integumentum, from tegere to cover.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INTEGUMENT

integument  [ɪnˈtɛɡjʊmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTEGUMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Integument 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 INTEGUMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Integument

In biology, integument is the natural covering of an organism or an organ, such as its skin, husk, shell, or rind. It derives from integumentum, which means "a covering" in Latin. In a transferred or figurative sense, it could mean a cloak or a disguise. In English "integument" is a fairly modern word, its origin having been traced back to the early seventeenth century. It can mean a material or layer with which anything is enclosed, clothed, or covered in the sense of "clad" or "coated", as with a skin or husk.

Definition of integument in the English dictionary

The definition of integument in the dictionary is the protective layer around an ovule that becomes the seed coat. Other definition of integument is the outer protective layer or covering of an animal, such as skin or a cuticle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTEGUMENT


advertisement
ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt
agreement
əˈɡriːmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
argument
ˈɑːɡjʊmənt
assessment
əˈsɛsmənt
bestowment
bɪˈstəʊmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
development
dɪˈvɛləpmənt
disendowment
ˌdɪsɪnˈdaʊmənt
document
ˈdɒkjʊmənt
embowment
ɪmˈbəʊmənt
emolument
ɪˈmɒljʊmənt
endowment
ɪnˈdaʊmənt
harrowment
ˈhærəʊmənt
moment
ˈməʊmənt
monument
ˈmɒnjʊmənt
nonargument
ˌnɒnˈɑːɡjʊmənt
re-argument
riːˈɑːɡjʊmənt
spur-of-the-moment
ˌspɜːəvðəˈməʊmənt
tegument
ˈtɛɡjʊmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTEGUMENT

integrality
integrally
integrand
integrant
integrate
integrated
integrated accounting package
integrated circuit
integrated course
integrated day
integrated school
integrated studies
integration
integrationist
integrative
integrative bargaining
integrator
integrity
integumental
integumentary

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTEGUMENT

ancient monument
blunt instrument
comment
counter-argument
discussion document
instrument
keyboard instrument
legal document
musical instrument
national monument
negotiable instrument
offer document
percussion instrument
policy document
precision instrument
registration document
source document
string instrument
stringed instrument
the Monument
wind instrument

Synonyms and antonyms of integument in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «integument» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTEGUMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tegumento
570 millions of speakers

English

integument
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إهاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

покров
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tegumento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহিরাবরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tégument
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Integument
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hülle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外皮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Integument
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lớp da của động vật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

integument
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंटग्रॅमेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tegumento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powłok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

покрив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tegumentului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίβλημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

integument
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

integument
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

integument
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of integument

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTEGUMENT»

The term «integument» is normally little used and occupies the 120.355 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTEGUMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «integument» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «integument» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTEGUMENT»

Discover the use of integument in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to integument and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Insect Integument and Colour
This thematic volume on insect integument and colour contributes to the revival of insect integrative biology. * Contributions from the leading researchers in entomology * Discusses physiological diversity in insects * Includes in-depth ...
‎2010
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The Integument of Arthropods: The Chemical Components and ...
Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
Albert Glenn Richards, 1951
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The Crustacean Integument: Morphology and Biochemistry
The book considers embryologic and physiologic features of the crustacean integument, including cellular proliferation during larval development and calcification.
Michael N. Horst, John A. Freeman, 1993
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Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, and ...
This volume is primarily devoted to the analysis of the integument (epidermis, cuticle), the fat body, the connective tissues, the circulatory and respiratory systems.
G. A. Kerkut, Lawrence Irwin Gilbert, 1985
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Integument and Mammary Glands
This volume is one of a set of concise, well-illustrated and authoritative studies of natural and experimental lesions of laboratory animals (rat, mouse and hamster) arranged by organ systems.
Thomas C. Jones, Ulrich Mohr, Ronald D. Hunt, 2012
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Integument, Pigments, and Hormonal Processes: Volume 9: ...
Volume 9: Integument, Pigments and Hormonal Processes. Patané, L. (1959). Attivita elaboratrice e granulopessia nel cosiddeto "tessuto pleonale” degli Isopodi terrestri. Boll. Sedute Accad. Gioenia Sci. Nat. Catania, Ser. IV 5, 158— 164.
‎1985
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Biology of Amphibians
The musculoskeletal system, together with the integument, also protects and supports the soft anatomical components of the sensory, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urogenital, and endocrine systems. The nervous system ...
William E. Duellman, 1994
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Bulletin
Hair-like cells of integument (X75). Fig. 2.—Hard-shelled almond. Surface of integument (X75). _ Fig. 3.—Hard-shelled almond. Aleurone layer (X150). Fig. 4. — Hard-shelled almond. Epidermis of cotyledon (X175). Fig. 5.— Peach kernel.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Division of Chemistry (Washington)., 1912
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Annals of Botany
Hesperis matronalis differed from both of the last two plants, inasmuch as the leafy structure bearing the inner integument consisted solely of the outer integument, as is shown by its sheathing base and by the fact that the margins of the lamina ...
Isaac Bayley Balfour, Roland Thaxter, Vernon Herbert Blackman, 1904
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The Integument of Dolphins
This new book examines the integumentary system of the dolphin which protects it from possible damage that could arise because of their aquatic environment.
Wilfried Meyer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTEGUMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term integument is used in the context of the following news items.
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Researchers discover a big winged dinosaur so big it probably …
[Zhenyuanlong] maintained a many aspects of the integument through the inertia of common descent or for other selective reasons, not ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Identity, Racism and the White Problem
... that their embodied existence and embodied identities are always already inextricably linked to a larger white racist social integument or skin ... «Social Work Helper, Jul 15»
3
Must God Apologise To Sodom & Gomorrah?
With apologies to Dickens, perhaps, this is the craziest of times as the dissolute pus seeps through the sagging integument of Christian ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
4
A collective language
At a zoology examination in Delhi University, a student pointed to a sentence in the question paper: “Justify the statement that integument is ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jun 15»
5
A Nantucket Murder Mystery - Nantucket Sawbuck
I write from about 5 to 7:30 a.m. Partly that's because the integument between dreaming and reality is thinnest when you first wake up, before all ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, Jun 15»
6
In a Desert, Manners Maketh Mites: A New and Unusual Type of …
These mites are noticeable for their highly elongate body form and for their thin and extendable integument, which must make them an ... «Entomology Today, Jun 15»
7
Lasers Make For Fluorescent Fossils
LSF provides an instantaneous, non-invasive, geochemical fingerprint of fossilized bone, soft tissue, integument (protective layers like skin and ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Jun 15»
8
What do you think would happen if humans' have octopus skin …
The answers would be many, and maybe half of them would be just for fun. Octopi have a very unique integument system that is only present in ... «Empire State Tribune, May 15»
9
Minding your stems and crowns
Figure 3. The bent ovule with a double integument characteristic of the angiosperms (C) may have evolved from the seed-bearing cupules of ... «OUPblog, May 15»
10
Botanical Extracts to Restore Barrier Repair
Biologists call the outer protective covering of plants and animals, their integument; we call ours skin. This beautiful sensory organ has a ... «SkinInc.com, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Integument [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/integument>. May 2024 ».
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