cupula

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noun

A cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.

OriginLatin cūpula →
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Meanings

nouncupula (plural cupulas or cupulae)

plural cupulas · plural cupulae

  1. A cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
  2. anatomyA moveable object in the ampullae of the ear's semicircular canals that is involved in sensing head rotation

Origin

  1. Latincūpula
  2. Englishcupula

Borrowed from Latin cūpula, from cūpa + -ula. Doublet of cupola. False cognate of English cupule in which English cup is descendant of Old English copp of Germanic origin.

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Translations

Finnish kuoppa, kolo
  • kuoppacup-shaped or dome-shaped object
  • kolocup-shaped or dome-shaped object
  • pahkulacup-shaped or dome-shaped object
  • cupulaanatomy: movable object in the ear
Hungarian kocsonyás kúp, kocsonyás test
  • kocsonyás kúpanatomy: movable object in the ear
  • kocsonyás testanatomy: movable object in the ear
Polish kopuła, osklepek
  • kopułacup-shaped or dome-shaped object
  • osklepekanatomy: movable object in the ear
Cite this entry
APA

cupula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cupula

MLA

“cupula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cupula. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cupula,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cupula.

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