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Meaning of "scutum" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCUTUM

Latin: shield.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCUTUM

ˈskjuːtəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCUTUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scutum 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 SCUTUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scutum

Scutum is a small constellation introduced in the seventeenth century. Its name is Latin for shield.

Definition of scutum in the English dictionary

The definition of scutum in the dictionary is the middle of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided. Other definition of scutum is a large Roman shield.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCUTUM

acetum · Antietam · arboretum · autumn · combretum · Decretum · desideratum · equisetum · erratum · intrapartum · pinetum · postmortem · postpartum · prescutum · satem · sputum · stratum · substratum · tapetum · Toletum

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCUTUM

scutcheon · scutcheon-like · scutcheonless · scutcher · scute · scutella · scutellar · scutellate · scutellation · scutellum · Scuti · scutiform · scutiger · scutter · scuttle · scuttlebutt · scuttleful · scuttler · Scutum Sobieskii · scutwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCUTUM

ad libitum · angular momentum · argentum · Batum · datum · dictum · factum · infinitum · Khartum · momentum · multum · omentum · quantum · rectum · sanctum · scrotum · septum · Tatum · tum · ultimatum

Synonyms and antonyms of scutum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scutum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCUTUM

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

盾牌座
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

scutum
570 millions of speakers
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English

scutum
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

scutum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الترس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

скутум
278 millions of speakers
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scutum
270 millions of speakers
bn

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scutum
260 millions of speakers
fr

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scutum
220 millions of speakers
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Scutum
190 millions of speakers
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scutum
180 millions of speakers
ja

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scutum
130 millions of speakers
ko

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직사각형의 방패
85 millions of speakers
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Scutum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cái mai rùa
80 millions of speakers
ta

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scutum
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्कूटम
75 millions of speakers
tr

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scutum
70 millions of speakers
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scutum
65 millions of speakers
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scutum
50 millions of speakers
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Скутум
40 millions of speakers
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scutum
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scutum
15 millions of speakers
af

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scutum
14 millions of speakers
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Scutum
10 millions of speakers
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scutum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scutum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCUTUM»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCUTUM»

Discover the use of scutum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scutum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scutum Regale, the Royal Buckler: Or, Vox Legis, a Lecture ...
Or, Vox Legis, a Lecture to Traytors: who Most Wickedly Murthered Charles the I, and Contrary to All Law and Religion Banished Charles the II., 3d Monarch of Great Britain, &c. ... Cimelgus Bonde. va. Bonde, C. Scutum regale, the royal ...
Cimelgus Bonde, 1660
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The Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan
The shields of Caesar's time were probably much like that discovered at Kasr el Harit in Egypt, known as the 'Fayum Scutum'. This specimen, the only early example of a scutum yet discovered, was made from three layers of wooden strips and ...
Michael Simkins, 1984
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Neotropical Simuliidae (Diptera: Insecta)
Sixto Coscarón, Cecilia L. Coscarón Arias. – Anterior cuneiform intervittae spots of scutum shadowed anteriorly, elongate, surpassing anterior 1/2 of scutum, varying according to direction of light (Figs. 76 C, E, H, I, R) .
Sixto Coscarón, Cecilia L. Coscarón Arias, 2007
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Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field ...
In reality this is a very large, very populous group that would look like M11 in Scutum if it was not 12,000 light-years away and therefore 2'/2 times more distant. 10' SSE of NGC 6603 is the multiple star (3639 = HD 168021, the magnitude 6.4  ...
Craig Crossen, Gerald Rhemann, 2004
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Articles on Roman Shields, Including: Taijitu, Notitia ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Cartilage Tympanoplasty: Classification of Methods -- ...
can be an enlargement of the entrance to the retraction or a total removal of the retraction and reconstruction of the bony defect of the scutum with an attic cartilage island graft. 2. Bone resorption of the scutum in attic cholesteatoma. Sometimes ...
Mirko Tos, 2011
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Manual of Middle Ear Surgery
The lateral attic is located between the outer attic wall laterally — the scutum — and the malleus head and incus body medially (Fig. 82). Because of the outward projection of the ossicles, the lateral attic is smaller that the medial attic (Fig. 83).
Mirko Tos, 1995
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Antarctic Cirripedia: Monographic Account Based on Specimens ...
large rectangular inframedian latus with the umbo elevated well above the general level of the capitulum, umbo of the scutum apical, and the peduncle heavily armored. These characteristics and differences in the trophic structures will ...
William A. Newman, Arnold Ross, 1971
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Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. LXI, ...
Tergum (N) — Tergum (Audouin, '24). = Notum (Burmeister, '32). Escherisch's (' 06) "mesonotum" (which, according to Burmeister, '32, means the notum or tergum of the mesothorax) is the mesothoracic scutum. Pleuron (Pl) — Pleuron ( Amans ...
10
Cholesteatoma
Failure to reconstruct the scutum after intact canal wall mastoidectomy can provide a space for recurrence to form, but disease may recur even when the scutum is rebuilt with cartilage at the initial operation.3 This may begin by invagination of ...
Eric E. Smouha, Dennis I. Bojrab, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCUTUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scutum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dive Into Scutum's Dark Nebulae
If the ducks in the Wild Duck Cluster (M11) in the constellation Scutum should ... The Scutum Star Cloud contains an immense number of stars and is bounded ... «Sky & Telescope, Jul 15»
2
Scutum patenta la primera moto eléctrica con batería extraíble
Precisamente buscando salvar las dificultades que condicionan la situación en la que se encuentra la motocicleta eléctrica, Scutum Logistics ha patentado a ... «El Mundo, Apr 15»
3
Stratégie de développement : Scutum acquiert trois entreprises
Fort de cette position, Scutum s'est lancé dans une stratégie de développement qui passe partiellement par la croissance externe. En effet, il vient d'annoncer ... «l'info expoprotection, Mar 15»
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La empresa barcelonesa Scutum Logistics, premio EnerAgen 2015
Huelva, 17 mar (EFE).- La Universidad de Valladolid, la Asociación Teder de Estella de Navarra, las empresas Scutum Logistics y CHM Obras y Kemtecnia, ... «La Vanguardia, Mar 15»
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One of the Milky Way's arms might encircle the entire galaxy
This arm is known as Scutum–Centaurus, which emanates from one end of the Milky Way bar, passes between us and Galactic Center, and extends to the other ... «Phys.Org, Jan 15»
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An Astonishingly Long Spiral Arm May Encircle The Entire Milky Way
Of relevance to the new discovery is the Scutum-Centaurus Arm, an immensely long spiral that extends from the galaxy's bar. Back in 2011, astronomers ... «io9, Jan 15»
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Amazing Photo of Wild Duck Cluster
Also known as Messier 11, the open star cluster is located some 6,000 light-years from Earth, in the southern constellation Scutum, the Shield. The Wild Duck is ... «NatGeo News Watch, Oct 14»
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Jimmy Westlake: The Scutum Star Cloud
The other is the summer constellation named Scutum Sobiescianum, or just ... were defeated, Hevelius invented the constellation of Scutum Sobiescianum, ... «Steamboat Pilot & Today, Aug 14»
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A Stellar Discovery on the Milky Way's Far Side
In 2011 Dame and his colleague Patrick Thaddeus traced a great spiral arm named Scutum–Centaurus across the Milky Way's far side, finding that the spiral ... «Scientific American, Jun 14»
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Voile : "Scutum" a heurté un objet flottant, son safran bâbord est …
e mercredi après-midi, l'équipe de la 12e Transat AG2R La Mondiale a reçu de mauvaises nouvelles de Gérald Veniard et Jeanne Grégoire sur "Scutum". «Sud Ouest, Apr 14»
REFERENCE
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