convellent

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/kənˈvɛlənt/

adjective

Tending to tear or pull.

OriginLatin convellēns →
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Meanings

adjectiveconvellent (comparative more convellent, superlative most convellent)

comparative more convellent · superlative most convellent

  1. obsoleteanatomyTending to tear or pull.

    The ends of the fragment […] will not yield to the convellent force.

    1845, Robert Bentley Todd, William Bowman, The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man

Origin

  1. Latinconvellēns
  2. Englishconvellent

From Latin convellēns, present participle of convellō. See convulse.

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APA

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“convellent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convellent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convellent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convellent.

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