turbinately

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adverb

Shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top).

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adverbturbinately (comparative more turbinately, superlative most turbinately)

comparative more turbinately · superlative most turbinately

  1. Shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top).
  2. In the shape of a coil.
  3. biologySpiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex.
  4. anatomyOf, or relating to, the turbinate bone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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