ampulla

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/æmˈpʊlə/

noun

An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.

OriginLatin ampulla →
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Meanings

nounampulla (plural ampullas or ampullae)

plural ampullas · plural ampullae

  1. historicalAn Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.
  2. A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil.

    Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held.

    2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 8
  3. anatomyThe dilated end of a duct.
  4. biologyThe spongiole of a root.

Origin

  1. Latinampulla
  2. Englishampulla

From Latin ampulla. Doublet of ampoule.

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Translations

Finnish avartuma
  • avartumadilated end of a duct
Hungarian hólyagocska, kis tágulat
  • hólyagocskadilated end of a duct
  • kis tágulatdilated end of a duct
  • ívjárat kiszélesedésedilated end of a duct
  • ívjárat kiszélesedő részedilated end of a duct
  • kiszélesedő részdilated end of a duct
  • hólyagszerű kiszélesedésdilated end of a duct
  • ívjáratok kiöblösödésedilated end of a duct
  • félkörös ívjárat végedilated end of a duct
  • ívjárat tágabb végedilated end of a duct
  • ívjáratok végedilated end of a duct
Portuguese ambula, ampola
  • ambulavessel for containing consecrated wine or oil
  • ampoladilated end of a duct
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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