flatus
fla·tus
flatus · flatuses · flatus
ветры
Gas generated in the digestive tractGas generated in the digestive tract.
/ˈfleɪtəs/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Gas generated in the digestive tract.
This expression is utterly devoid of meaning, a mere flatus vocis.
ве́трыvétry
(countable)The expulsion of such gas through the anus.
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Morbid inflation or swelling.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
gas generated in the digestive tract:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin flātus (“blowing, wind, fart”). First attested in the 1660s–1Learned borrowing from Latin flātus (“blowing, wind, fart”). First attested in the 1660s–1670s.
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Forms
plural: flatuses / flatusSynonyms
27 synonymsbeefA1windA1windyA2flatulencefartair biscuitbarking spiderbiological warfarebottom burpbotty burpbutt burpcurmurringemissionfeist
Close in meaning
- a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus:fartfartingwind-nbreaking wind
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable