turbinal
1Turbinal — Tur bi*nal, n. (Anat.) A turbinal bone or cartilage. [1913 Webster] …
2Turbinal — Tur bi*nal, a. [L. turbo, turben, inis, a top, whirl.] (Anat.) Rolled 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. [1913… …
3turbinal — /terr beuh nl/, adj. 1. turbinate. n. 2. Anat. a turbinate bone. [1575 85; < L turbin (s. of turbo a whirlwind, top; see TURBINE) + AL1] * * * …
4turbinal — 1. adjective Having the shape of a cone resting on its apex. 2. noun A turbinate bone …
5turbinal — SYN: turbinated body (1). * * * tur·bi·nal tər bən əl n NASAL CONCHA * * * tur·bi·nal (turґbĭ nəl) [L. turbinalis, from turbo a child s top] turbinate …
6turbinal — tur|bi|nal <Adj.> (Technik): gewunden …
7turbinal — tur|bi|nal <zu ↑Turbine u. 1↑...al> gewunden (Techn.) …
8turbinal — adj. spiral; of or pertaining to some scroll like bones in the nasal chambers n. nasal concha, spiral bones in the nose (Anatomy) …
9turbinal — [ tə:bɪn(ə)l] noun Anatomy & Zoology each of three thin curved shelves of bone in the sides of the nasal cavity, covered in mucous membrane. Origin C16 (in the sense top shaped ): from L. turbo, turbin spinning top + al …
10turbinal — tur·bi·nal …