rachis
rachis · rachises · rachides
An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrateAn anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate.
/ˈɹeɪkɪs/
Значение
значений: 4An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate.
The central shaft of a feather.
The axis of either a compound leaf, inflorescence, or fern frond.
axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
(устаревшее)The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Переводы
языков: 3Происхождение
From New Latin rhachis/rachis, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”).From New Latin rhachis/rachis, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”).
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Формы
мн. число: rachises / rachidesСинонимы
синонимов: 5Близкие по смыслу
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord:spinal columnvertebral columnspinebackboneback