Meanings
nounflabellum (plural flabellums or flabella)
plural flabellums · plural flabella
- A large fan used for religious ceremonies.
- biologyAny fan-shaped structure.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinflabellum“fan”
- Englishflabellum
From Latin flabellum (“fan”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish viuhka, flabellum
- viuhkalarge fan
- flabellumlarge fan
- viuhkafan-shaped structure
Italian flabello, flabello
- flabellolarge fan
- flabellofan-shaped structure
Polish wachlarz, wachlarz
- wachlarzlarge fan
- wachlarzfan-shaped structure
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with flabellum
vellumcerebellumantebellumflagellumscutellumAbelamarchicerebellumcapitellumcerebrocerebellumclitellumhaustellumlabellumneocerebellumpaleocerebellumpostbellumrostellumskellumspinocerebellumstatus quo ante bellumvestibulocerebellum
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
flabellum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flabellum
MLA
“flabellum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flabellum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flabellum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flabellum.
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