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Meaning of "uncinus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UNCINUS

From Late Latin: hook, from Latin uncus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UNCINUS

uncinus  [ʌnˈsaɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNCINUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uncinus 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 UNCINUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uncinus in the English dictionary

The definition of uncinus in the dictionary is a small hooked structure, such as any of the hooked chaetae of certain polychaete worms.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNCINUS


Antoninus
ˌæntəˈnaɪnəs
Aquinas
əˈkwaɪnəs
Delphinus
dɛlˈfaɪnəs
echinus
ɪˈkaɪnəs
erinus
ɪˈraɪnəs
Flamininus
ˌflæmɪˈnaɪnəs
Gambrinus
ɡæmˈbraɪnəs
interspinous
ˌɪntəˈspaɪnəs
Linus
ˈlaɪnəs
Longinus
lɒnˈdʒaɪnəs
minus
ˈmaɪnəs
Ninus
ˈnaɪnəs
Paulinus
pɔːˈlaɪnəs
Plotinus
plɒˈtaɪnəs
Quirinus
kwɪˈraɪnəs
shiness
ˈʃaɪnəs
sinus
ˈsaɪnəs
Socinus
səʊˈsaɪnəs
spinous
ˈspaɪnəs
vinous
ˈvaɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNCINUS

uncia
uncial
uncially
unciform
unciform bone
unciliated
uncinariasis
uncinate
uncinematic
uncini
uncipher
uncirculated
uncircumcised
uncircumcision
uncircumscribed
uncited
uncivil
uncivilisedly
uncivilisedness
uncivility

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNCINUS

acinus
Albinus
botulinus
Cassius Longinus
Circinus
Cunobelinus
Dominus
Ictinus
laurustinus
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Matthias I Corvinus
omega minus
Piscis Austrinus
pulvinus
ricinus
terminus
trachinus

Synonyms and antonyms of uncinus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «uncinus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNCINUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

爪状
1,325 millions of speakers

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uncinus
570 millions of speakers

English

uncinus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

uncinus
380 millions of speakers
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uncinus
280 millions of speakers

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когтевидные
278 millions of speakers

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uncinus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

uncinus
260 millions of speakers

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uncinus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Uncinus
190 millions of speakers

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Uncinus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

uncinus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

uncinus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uncinus
85 millions of speakers
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uncinus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

uncinus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खारटपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uncinus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uncinus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uncinus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

когтевідние
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uncinus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

uncinus
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

uncinus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

uncinus
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

uncinus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uncinus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCINUS»

The term «uncinus» is normally little used and occupies the 145.866 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCINUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCINUS»

Discover the use of uncinus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uncinus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. LVI, ...
Fig. 19. — Vermilia pluriannulata. An abdominal uncinus, X 600. Fig. 20. — Pomatoceros auritubis. An uncinus from the middle abdominal region, showing also the outlines of the front and back faces of the large gouge-shaped tooth, X 600.
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Cloud Dynamics
Robert A. Houze, Jr. FIGURE 1.15 (a) Cirrocumulus stratiformis in the form of both undulatus and cells. Seattle, Washington. (b) Cirrus floccus. Durango, Colorado. ( c) Cirrus uncinus. Durango, Colorado. (d) Cirrus fibratus vertebratus. Durango ...
Robert A. Houze, Jr., 2014
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Cirrus
It has long been known that a fundamental generating structure is the ubiquitous cirrus uncinus cell (Ludlam 1956;Harimaya 1968:Heymsfield 1975). Cirrus uncinus display a relatively dense generating cell "head" and a "tail" of precipitating ...
David K. Lynch, Kenneth Sassen Department of Meteorology University of Utah, David O'C. Starr Department of Meteorology NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2001
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Morphology, Molecules, Evolution and Phylogeny in Polychaeta ...
Uncinus. (B) Pectinaria auricoma (Pectinariidae). Developmental stage of uncinus. (C,D) Fabricia sabella (Sabellidae). (C) Thoracic uncinus (D) Developmental stage of thoracic uncinus (E) Pectinaria auricoma (Pectinariidae). Uncini.
Thomas Bartolomaeus, Günter Purschke, 2006
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Advances in Polychaete Research
Anterior abdominal uncinus peg shape. 0: flat; 1: gouge- shaped 143. 129. Anterior abdominal uncinus peg indented. 0: negative: 1: 144. affirmative 130. Anterior abdominal uncinus peg flared. 0: negative; 1: affirmative 145. 131. Anterior ...
Elin Sigvaldadottir, Andrew S.Y. Mackie, Gudmundur V. Helgason, 2003
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Teaching and Learning Latin in Thirteenth-century England: ...
... uncello gache 1 230 ulmus tum 1 427 uncinus croc et crochet I 390 ulna dune II 133 uncinus crochet 1 241 389 ulnando mesurant II 133 uncinus crоки I 236 244 389 ulnus oumel I 160 uncinus kroket 1 244 ultimum dreynt II 41 uncinus petit ...
Tony Hunt, 1991
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Storm and Cloud Dynamics
(2006) examined the transition of contrails to cirrus uncinus. They noted that downward “pendants” created by the wake dynamics of the aircraft generate the convective turrets that produce the cirrus uncinus. The turrets may grow to 1-2 km in ...
William R. Cotton, George Bryan, Susan C. van den Heever, 2010
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Gleichheit und Abweichungen im Wortschatz der ...
284, 13 (ib.). uncinus scergula, zuergula, zwcrgula, zwirgula 673,53 (ib.); IV. 284, 13 (ib.). vncinus wicla (uncinus pomorum) V. 11,13 (ib.). unguentaría ungentarias salparun 398,49 (Reg. I. 8,13); 409,58 (ib.}. ungentarias salpanurn, salbar 398 ...
Maria Petronia Steiner, 1976
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Polychaetes & Allies: The Southern Synthesis
C-E, thoracic chaetae: C, 'companion' notochaeta of Demonax species; D. neurochaetal uncinus of Demonax species; E, neurochaetal uncinus of Fabriciola species. F, G, abdominal notochaetae: F, uncinus of Demonax species; G, uncinus of ...
Pamela L. Beesley, Graham J. B. Ross, Christopher J. Glasby, 2000
10
The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from ...
... H, Bispira sp., distal radiole; I, Amphicorina gracilis, abdominal uncinus; J, Chone minuta, abdominal uncinus; K, C. mollis, thoracic paleate seta; L, C. minuta, thoracic paleate seta; M, general sabellid acicular thoracic neuropodial uncinus; ...
Sol Felty Light, James T. Carlton, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCINUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uncinus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rainy season survival guide
You don't have to be a member of The Cloud Appreciation Society, nor be able to distinguish a cirrus uncinus from a cirrocumulus stratiformis. But if it's dark and ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
2
Prose To Poetry
The second morning was similar to the first. A soaring high-pressure system was still in place, but I could see the mares' tails—cirrus uncinus clouds—in the sky. «Fly Rod & Reel Magazine, Oct 14»
3
Big showers followed by a spell of warmth
... in recent days. Mammatus, cirrocumulus, cirrus uncinus and undulatus asperatus, just to name a few, have been spotted – shown in your tweets below. «Channel 4 News, Jun 14»
4
Slovenijo zajela neurja z močnim vetrom in nalivi
Komentar je skrit. Prikaži. Mimobeznik · # 12.05.2014 ob 12:01. PONOS ima torej recept: Cirrus uncinus. Cirrus fibratus. Cirrus radiatus - sploh teli ga zavajajo «RTV Slovenija, May 14»
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Capolavori di canto gregoriano / L'antifona della risurrezione di …
Il codice Laon 239 – il più illustre della famiglia dei codici di Metz, scritto nel X secolo – utilizza una specifica forma grafica, detta “uncinus”, che incontriamo ... «L'Espresso, Apr 14»
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Awan Cirrus Bukan Tanda Bencana
Terdapat beberapa jenis awan cirrus, yaitu Cirrus Fibratus berupa awan yang menjualang tegak lurus mirip benang atau bulu ayam, Cirrus Uncinus berupa ... «Pikiran Rakyat, Feb 14»
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Los secretos de las nubes
Los cirrus uncinus. Son nubes altas, formadas de hielo y con forma de coma o de gancho. Cuando hay pocas, muy blancas y bien dibujadas sobre un cielo azul ... «20minutos.es, Dec 13»
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Grigališkojo choralo savaitė Marijampolėje
Vadovauja grigališkajam moterų chorui „Uncinus“ bei Kloster Arnstein ekumeniniam parapijos chorui netoliese Frankfurto/M. AISCGre Vokietijos skyriaus ... «Bernardinai.lt, Jun 13»
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Predicting weather by clouds and wind
Cirrus uncinus, also known as mare's tail, are thicker clouds that have hair-like filaments along an edge. They indicate a weather change in 12 to 24 hours if the ... «Seacoastonline.com, May 13»
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Impresionantes senos meteorológicos. Apto para todos los públicos.
Por la tarde, las nubes bajas se quitaron de la zona occidental y dieron paso a unos cirros uncinus que fotografie desde la casa. Que poca paciencia tenéis,” ... «Sur Digital, Dec 12»

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