concha

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒŋ.kə/    美 /ˈkɑŋ.kə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any shell-shaped structure
    — In Virginia, gone are the weekly outings to Walmart to stock up on provisions; to El Ranchito, the Mexican convenience store, to buy shell-shaped concha pastries; and to the laundromat to machine wash heavily soiled garments.
  2. Alternative form of kankar. alt-of,alternative
  3. Alternative form of concho (“type of ornament”). alt-of,alternative
  4. Any shell-shaped structure:; The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.
  5. Any shell-shaped structure:; Alternative form of nasal concha. alt-of,alternative
  6. An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.

词形变化

conchae plural conchæ archaic,plural conchas plural

词汇关系

衍生词
conchal inferior concha inferior nasal concha superior nasal concha

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch.
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