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Meaning of "ungual" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UNGUAL

From Latin unguis nail, claw.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UNGUAL

ungual  [ˈʌŋɡwəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNGUAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ungual is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNGUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ungual

An ungual is a highly modified distal toe bone which ends in a hoof, claw, or nail. Elephants and other ungulates have ungual phalanges, as did the sauropods and horned dinosaurs. A claw is a highly modified ungual phalange. As an adjective, ungual means related to nail, as in periungual.

Definition of ungual in the English dictionary

The definition of ungual in the dictionary is of, relating to, or affecting the fingernails or toenails. Other definition of ungual is of or relating to an unguis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNGUAL


bilingual
baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
bowlingual
ˌbaʊˈlɪŋɡwəl
Chigwell
ˈtʃɪɡwəl
dentilingual
ˌdɛntɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
fissilingual
ˌfɪsɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
interlingual
ˌɪntəˈlɪŋɡwəl
lingual
ˈlɪŋɡwəl
monolingual
ˌmɒnəʊˈlɪŋɡwəl
multilingual
ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
prelingual
priːˈlɪŋɡwəl
quadrilingual
ˌkwɒdrɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
sublingual
sʌbˈlɪŋɡwəl
trilingual
traɪˈlɪŋɡwəl
unilingual
ˌjuːnɪˈlɪŋɡwəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNGUAL

ungrudgingly
unguard
unguarded
unguardedly
unguardedness
unguent
unguentaria
unguentarium
unguentary
unguerdoned
ungues
unguessable
unguessed
unguiculate
unguided
unguiform
unguilty
unguinous
unguis
ungula

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNGUAL

actual
annual
as per usual
bisexual
casual
dual
exergual
homosexual
individual
intellectual
manual
mutual
sensual
sexual
spiritual
the usual
unusual
usual
virtual
visual

Synonyms and antonyms of ungual in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ungual» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNGUAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ungueal
570 millions of speakers

English

ungual
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नखरक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الظفرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ногтевой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ungueal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নখরসম্পর্কিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unguéal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ungual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungual
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ungual
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ungual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ungual
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ungual
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनौपचारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toynaksı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ungueale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ungual
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нігтьової
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unghiaiă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ονυχική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ungual
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nagel-
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ungual
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ungual

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNGUAL»

The term «ungual» is normally little used and occupies the 128.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNGUAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ungual» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ungual» 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 ungual

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNGUAL»

Discover the use of ungual in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ungual and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Topical Nail Products and Ungual Drug Delivery
A growing area of pharmaceutical research, the search for efficient delivery techniques that can cross the nail barrier has yielded several effective strategies, brought together in this book.
S Narasimha Murthy, Howard I. Maibach, 2012
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A Memoir on the extinct Sloth Tribe of North America: ...
The ungual phalanges (PI. X, Figs. 5, 9, 10, 20) consist of a curved, laterally compressed, claw-process, enveloped at the posterior half or two-thirds with a bony sheath rising from an oblong tuberosity on the under border of the claw- prooess.
Jos Leidy, 1853
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A Memoir on the Extinct Sloth Tribe of North America
The ungual plialanges (Pl. X, Figs. 5, 9, 10, 20) consist of a curved, laterally compressed, claw-process, enveloped at the posterior half or two-thirds with a bony sheath rising from an oblong tuberosity on the under border of the claw- process.
Joseph Leidy, 1855
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The Ancient Fauna of Nebraska: Or a Description of Remains ...
The ungual phalanges (Pl. X, Figs. 5, 9, 10, 20) consist of a curved, laterally compressed, claw-process, enveloped at the posterior half or two-thirds with a bony sheath rising from an oblong tuberosity on the under border of the claw- process.
‎1853
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Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge
The ungual phalanges (Pl. X, Figs. 5, 9, 10, 20) consist of a curved, laterally compressed, claw-process, enveloped at the posterior half or two-thirds with a bony sheath rising from an oblong tuberosity on the under border of the claw- process.
‎1855
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Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge
The ungual phalanges (PI. X, Figs. 5, 9, 10, 20) consist of a curved, laterally compressed, claw-process, enveloped at the posterior half or two-thirds with a bony sheath rising from an oblong tuberosity on the under border of the claw- process.
Smithsonian Institution, 1855
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Account of a Tornado Near New Harmony, Ind., April 30, 1852: ...
The ungual phalanges (Pl. X, Figs. 5, 9, 10, 20) consist of a curved, laterally compressed, claw-process, enveloped at the posterior half or two-thirds with a bony sheath rising from an oblong tuberosity on the under border of the claw- process.
John Chappelsmith, 1855
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Ungual Tuft
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In mammals, ungual tufts are tufts of hairs at the base of claws of the fore- and hindfeet.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Fundamentals of Hand and Wrist Imaging
Enlargement of the ungual tufts (small arrows) and bases of terminal phalanges ( open arrows), as well as the broad caliber of all phalanges, can be appreciated. Small diaphyseal exostoses of the phalanges can be seen (curved arrows).
Giuseppe Guglielmi, Cornelis Van Kuijk, Harry K. Genant, 2001
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Paediatric Minor Emergencies
Management of sub-ungual haematoma where the nail bed and margin are intact Where specialist services are not involved, arrangements should be made for the child to be reviewed in 48-72 hours anyway and parents/carers should be ...
James Bethel, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNGUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ungual is used in the context of the following news items.
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A New Oviraptorid Dinosaur (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the …
Abbreviations: 1std., the first digit; 2ndd., the second digit; 3rdd., the third digit; cerv., cervical vertebrae; ft., flexor tubercle; ms., manus; mu., manual ungual; pdl., ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Wonder what dinosaur tissue looked like? Wonder no more …
... micrographs of samples of NHMUK R12562, an ungual claw of an indeterminate theropod dinosaur, and NHMUK R4493, ribs from an indeterminate dinosaur. «mySanAntonio.com, Jun 15»
3
Pink papules on the fingers and toes
The man in this case exhibited several of the major cutaneous features of TSC: The digital lesions he complained about were ungual fibromas; the papules on ... «Insurance News Net, Mar 14»
4
An Alternative Approach to Palmar Digital Nerve Blocks
Usually, veterinarians place this block near the ungual (collateral) cartilages on the sides of the pastern, but Beeman said he prefers to place the needle lower, ... «TheHorse.com, Feb 14»
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First enantiornithine bird found from the Upper Cretaceous of …
... the trochlea of metatarsal II broader than those of other metatarsals (widely distributed in enantiornithines, e.g., Eoenantiornis, Vescornis); and ungual of digit ... «Phys.Org, Jan 14»
6
North America: land of obscure, freaky voles
What are the underlying bony unguals like? Would we ever guess from their anatomy that they support enlarged, double-pronged sheaths? And are there ... «Scientific American, Jan 14»
7
NASA Readies Lunar Mission, Invites International Participation
South Korea's Park Cancels US Visit Over MERS Concerns · An ungual claw from an indeterminate theropod where the erythrocyte-like structures were found, ... «Voice of America, Sep 13»
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2013 projections: Madison Bumgarner
And whatever was wrong -- physical, mechanical, mental, spiritual, ungual, genual -- it could still be wrong, Game 2 notwithstanding. It probably isn't. But it could ... «McCovey Chronicles, Mar 13»
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Did Velociraptor and Archaeopteryx climb trees? Claws and …
Because the Archaeopteryx unguals look weakly curved and have weakly developed flexor tubercles (the convex lumps on the undersides of phalanges that ... «Scientific American, Dec 12»
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İşte F.Bahçe'nin yeni kaptanı!
ungual : 01-10-2012 22:10. ulen salak adam alex 35 yaşında.başka haca gelse takımı tanıyana kadar iş işten geçer . hem syn aykut haca gibi karakterli hocayı ... «Mynet Haber, Oct 12»

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