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Definition: CLINOID

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Like a bed; -- applied to several processes on the inner side of the sphenoid bone.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb clinoidly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(clinoidly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective clinoid.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Clinoid" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Clinoid \Cli"noid\, adjective. [from Greek expression kli`nh bed -oid.]. (references)


Topics by Level of Interest: CLINOID

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Anterior clinoid process 18     Anterior clinoid process 18
Posterior clinoid processes 14     Clinoid process 2
Middle clinoid process 12     Middle clinoid process 12
Clinoid process 2     Posterior clinoid processes 14

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: CLINOID

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish krum (bend, bow, clinoid, curved), clinoideus (clinoid). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 鞍突 (clinoid). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish krum (bend, bow, clinoid, curved), clinoideus (clinoid). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk krum (bend, bow, clinoid, curved), clinoideus (clinoid). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch bedvormig (clinoid). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
Français apophyse clinoïde (clinoid process). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
French apophyse clinoïde (clinoid process). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek κλινοειδής (clinoid). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) klinoeidhis (clinoid). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland krum (bend, bow, clinoid, curved), clinoideus (clinoid). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish clinoide (clinoid). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, clinoid. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: CLINOID

Language Translations for “clinoid” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin inoidclay (clinoid). Additional references: Pig Latin, clinoid. (volunteer)
Terran B clinoide (clinoid). Additional references: Terran B, clinoid. (volunteer)
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