turbinal

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adjective

Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.

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Meanings

adjectiveturbinal (comparative more turbinal, superlative most turbinal)

comparative more turbinal · superlative most turbinal

  1. Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex.
  2. anatomyRolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; applied to the thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.
nounturbinal (plural turbinals)

plural turbinals

  1. anatomyA turbinate bone.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates

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turbinate boneturbinate
Broader
boneos
Also see
nasal conchaturbinateturbinate bone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Latin turbinis (“a top, whirl”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tribunalbutralinuntribal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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