metachronal

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adjective

Describing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.

OriginEnglish chronal ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

adjectivemetachronal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing the wavelike beating of a group of cilia.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishchronal
  5. Englishmetachronal

From meta- + chronal.

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APA

metachronal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachronal

MLA

“metachronal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachronal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metachronal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachronal.

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