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Meaning of "vibrissa" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIBRISSA

From Latin, probably from vibrāre to shake.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VIBRISSA

vibrissa  [vaɪˈbrɪsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIBRISSA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vibrissa 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 VIBRISSA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vibrissa

Whiskers

Whiskers or vibrissae are a type of mammalian hair that are typically characterised, anatomically, by their large size, large and well-innervated hair follicle and by having an identifiable representation in the somatosensory cortex of the brain. They are specialised for tactile sensing. Vibrissae grow in various places on most mammals, including all primates except humans. In medicine, the term vibrissae also refers to the thick hairs found inside human nostrils.

Definition of vibrissa in the English dictionary

The definition of vibrissa in the dictionary is any of the bristle-like sensitive hairs on the face of many mammals; a whisker. Other definition of vibrissa is any of the specialized bristle-like feathers around the beak in certain insectivorous birds.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIBRISSA


acer
ˈeɪsə
artificer
ɑːˈtɪfɪsə
cerveza
səˈveɪsə
chaser
ˈtʃeɪsə
crissa
ˈkrɪsə
disa
ˈdaɪsə
effacer
ˈɛfˈeɪsə
enticer
ɪnˈtaɪsə
harissa
həˈrɪsə
Larisa
ləˈrɪsə
Larissa
ləˈrɪsə
mesa
ˈmeɪsə
Nysa
ˈnɪsə
Odisha
əˈdɪsə
officer
ˈɒfɪsə
Orissa
ɒˈrɪsə
racer
ˈreɪsə
spacer
ˈspeɪsə
spicer
ˈspaɪsə
tracer
ˈtreɪsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIBRISSA

vibration white finger
vibrational
vibrationless
vibrations
vibratiuncle
vibrative
vibrato
vibratoless
vibrator
vibratory
vibrio
vibrioid
vibrionic
vibriosis
vibrissae
vibrissal
vibroflotation
vibrograph
vibrometer
vibronic

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIBRISSA

abscissa
Barbarossa
contessa
Eivissa
fideicommissa
fossa
Kassa
Lassa
mantissa
Masinissa
Massa
Massinissa
nyssa
Odessa
Operation Barbarossa
ossa
Saragossa
sessa
Terrassa
vanessa

Synonyms and antonyms of vibrissa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vibrissa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIBRISSA

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

Translator English - Chinese

触须
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vibrissa
570 millions of speakers

English

vibrissa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vibrissa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شعرة أنفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вибрисс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vibrissa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

vibrissa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vibrisses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vibrissa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vibrissa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鼻毛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

vibrissa
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vibrissa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vibrissa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூனையின் மீசை போன்று வாயைச் சுற்றி முளைக்கும் மயிர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Vibrissa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bıyık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Vibrissa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vibrissa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вибрисс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vibrissa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Vibrissa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vibrissa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vibrissa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vibrissa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vibrissa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIBRISSA»

The term «vibrissa» is normally little used and occupies the 136.897 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIBRISSA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIBRISSA»

Discover the use of vibrissa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vibrissa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Interaction of Sensorimotor Signals in the Rat Vibrissa System
After several days of post-op recovery the animals were briefly anesthetized and each contralateral vibrissa was individually stimulated with a brief air puff ( Kleinfeld et al., 2002) in order to determine the principle vibrissa response for each ...
John Chester Curtis, 2008
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Function and Acuity of the Rat Vibrissa System During ...
Chapter 3: Acuity and role of micro vs. macrovibrissae in texture discrimination 3.1 Introduction The highly sensitive and motile vibrissa system has intrigued many researchers in its ethological roles since the seminal study by Vincent in 1912.
Takeshi Morita, 2008
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The Barrel Cortex of Rodents: Volume 11: The Barrel Cortex ...
As was mentioned previously, the development of barrels is dependent on intact innervation to the vibrissa follicles (Woolsey, 1990). Also, a certain quantity of innervation is necessary to supernumerary vibrissae before a corresponding barrel ...
Edward G. Jones, Irving T. Diamond, 1995
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in Semiconductors
Introduction 23 A. The Behavioral Relevance of High Frequency Somatosensory Perception 23 B. Sensory Capabilities of the Vibrissa Sensory System 24 C. The Vibrissa Resonance Hypothesis 25 1. Resonance and Frequency Encoding in ...
K Aoki, 2000
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Frontiers in Sensing: From Biology to Engineering
Second, the intrinsic sling muscles contract around each follicle to rotate the vibrissa farther forward. Finally, two large caudal muscles (m. nasolabialis and m. maxiolabialis) contract to pull the mystacial pad and vibrissae back to their initial  ...
Friedrich G. Barth, Joseph A. C. Humphrey, Mandyam V. Srinivasan, 2012
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Issues in Neurological Surgery and Specialties: 2013 Edition
Northwestern University, Evanston: Mechanical signals at the base of a rat vibrissa: the effect of intrinsic vibrissa curvature and implications for tactile exploration By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Pain & Central Nervous System Week ...
‎2013
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Ecological and Morphological Correlates of Infraorbital ...
Figure 3.6: A scatter plot showing the relationship between ln macro-vibrissa count and ln geomean: An analysis of covariance comparing primates to non- primate mammals ..............................................................................95 Figure 3.7: A scatter ...
Magdalena Natalia Muchlinski, 2008
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Changing Concepts of the Nervous System: Proceedings of the ...
Sprouting (Liu and Chambers, 1958; Goldberger and Murray, 1974) of thalamocortical and corticocortical synaptic endings could be invoked as a mechanism for the increased functional representation of the spared C3 vibrissa within the ...
Adrian Morrison, 2012
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Issues in Anatomy, Physiology, Metabolism, Morphology, and ...
(2010 MAY 3) Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington: A comparative analysis of vibrissa count and infraorbital foramen area in primates and other mammals Investigators publish new data in the report 'A comparative analysis of  ...
‎2012
10
Nature-Inspired Fluid Mechanics: Results of the DFG Priority ...
Table 7 maximal and minimal amplitudes of the Reynolds stresses from the numerical simulations at Re 500 cylinder vibrissa vibrissa (V1) vibrissa (V2) 2 2 ∞ ′ Uu 0.21 0.104 0.102 0.095 22∞′Uv 0.46 0.18 0.174 0.214 22∞′Uw 0.048 ...
Cameron Tropea, Horst Bleckmann, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIBRISSA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vibrissa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Riva del Garda, ci sono i topi fra i...
... fortuna - per ora, perché la soluzione finale pensata per questi animali è sempre quella più cruenta - se ne fanno un baffo (o meglio, una vibrissa) del topicida, ... «Trentino Corriere Alpi, Jun 15»
2
Frauke blir till vatten i dansen
... i dansföreställningar som Skin, Endangered, Body poetry, Enlightenment och nu senast Godai – how to be invisible och Vibrissa – urban garden tour. Den här ... «Göteborgs-Posten, May 15»
3
Da cugini poveri a pericolo: l'Italia fa paura ai Maestri
Chez nous, il francese Brunel con il baffo-vibrissa annusa il terzo colpaccio e diffida dei connazionali. «Restano loro i favoriti», ha tagliato corto alla vigilia. «La Stampa, Mar 15»
4
Burlesque, serata d'eccezione a Roma: show infuocato al Centrale il …
A condurre lo show, l'emblema del cabaret retrò all'italiana, l'inconfondibile Vibrissa con il suo stuzzicante accento veronese, affiancata dal fedelissimo Azzurro ... «Il Messaggero, Feb 15»
5
La Vie En Rose a Milano
Ecco un divertente rendez-vous, una cena spettacolo con l'artista cabarettista più in voga del momento: Vibrissa, ospite de La Terrazza di Via Palestro venerdì ... «Milanodabere.it, Jan 15»
6
Il "Mucca" diventa quartiere a luci rosse
VENERDI HOT. Doppio appuntamento notturno con l'erotismo e la trasgressione. Dalle 20 porte aperte al Teatro Centrale con, Missy Malone, Vibrissa e ... «Affaritaliani.it, Jan 15»
7
Burlesque, tris esplosivo di sensualità per la prima del 2015 al …
Mosse proibite e sguardi ammiccanti per un pubblico pronto a lasciarsi stupire, affidandosi alla talentuosa Vibrissa, che tornerà a presentare la serata assieme ... «Il Messaggero, Jan 15»
8
Bianca, Dolly, Janet e Vibrissa: è show. Sotto l'albero c'è il royal …
Condurrà la serata l'eccezionale Vibrissa, già nota al pubblico capitolino e agli amanti di quest'antica arte. Padrona di casa e non solo, Vibrissa avrà l'onore e ... «Affaritaliani.it, Dec 14»
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Segantini il vitalista che mise Nietzsche sulle tele
Ma li usa appunto come un sensore, una vibrissa pittorica, che va al di là della sterile abitudinarietà riproduttiva . «Sotto il pennello la gamma deve scorrere ... «La Stampa, Oct 14»
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Parodies make catty fun of 'Downton Abbey'
Vibrissa Clowder, the Dowager Catness of Grimalkin (whose feline zingers include: "Stop licking yourself there, dear, it's terribly middle class.") • Lady Minxy ... «USA TODAY, Dec 13»

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