acetabulum
Meaning of acetabulum
- the socket of the hip bone, into which the head of the femur fits.
- any cup-shaped structure, especially a sucker.
late Middle English (denoting a vinegar cup, hence a cup-shaped cavity): from Latin, from acetum ‘vinegar’ + -abulum, denoting a container.
Information about acetabulum
- It is a name.
- The plural form of acetabulum is: acetabulums.
- Languages in which acetabulum is used:
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Hyphenation of acetabulum
ac-etab-u-lum
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- acetabulum is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
Translation of acetabulum
- French: acetabulum, cotyle
- Italian: cotile
- Spanish: acetábulo
Words that rhyme with acetabulum
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