septum

名词 n.
/ˈsɛp.təm/    /ˈsɛp.təm/|/ˈsep.təm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; Ellipsis of nasal septum (“the cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils”). abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
    — Deviated septum, a shift from the midline that commonly occurs in normal growth, is present in most adults.
  2. A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
  3. A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
  4. A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
  5. A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
  6. A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
  7. A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
  8. A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; One of the walls dividing two holes in a parallel-hole collimator
  9. Ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing. abbreviation,alt-of,colloquial,ellipsis
    — Look, I got a new septum!

词形变化

septa plural septums plural saeptum alternative,obsolete sæptum alternative,obsolete

词源

Borrowed from Latin sēptum (“enclosure, wall, fence”).
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