Etymology

metachronal

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Today it means: Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia. Full definition →

English chronal ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishchronal
  5. English todaymetachronal

From meta- + chronal.

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