acetabulum
The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femurThe bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
Meaning
7 sensesThe bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
Holonyms: hip joint; hip bone < pelvis
Hüftgelenkspfanne
вертлу́жная впа́динаvertlúžnaja vpádina
the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
(historical)A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 2½ Roman ounces of wine and equivalent to about 66 mL although differing slightly over time.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin acētābulum (“vinegar saucer, 1/48 congius”), from acētum (“viLearned borrowing from Latin acētābulum (“vinegar saucer, 1/48 congius”), from acētum (“vinegar”) + -bulum (“-bule: a vessel for”).
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Forms
plural: acetabulums / acetabula| Singular | acetabulum |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint:cotyloid cavity
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular