acetabulum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/    美 /ˌæs.əˈtæb.jəl.əm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
    — Holonyms: hip joint; hip bone < pelvis
  2. The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.
  3. A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.
  4. The large posterior sucker of the leeches.
  5. One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
  6. A vinegar saucer, especially (historical) in ancient Roman contexts.
  7. 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. historical

词形变化

acetabulums plural acetabula plural

词汇关系

衍生词
acetabular acetabulate acetabulo- aceto-

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin acētābulum (“vinegar saucer, 1/48 congius”), from acētum (“vinegar”) + -bulum (“-bule: a vessel for”).
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