knobular

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adjective

knobby; knob-shaped

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Meanings

adjectiveknobular (comparative more knobular, superlative most knobular)

comparative more knobular · superlative most knobular

  1. knobby; knob-shaped

    At one end of each of the semicircular canals is the knobular structure called the ampulla and within that, the crista.

    2004, Kenneth M. Weiss, Anne V. Buchanan, Genetics and the Logic of Evolution, page 326

Origin

From knob, perhaps on the model of globular or nodular.

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APA

knobular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knobular

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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