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Definition: FLOCCULUS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A small lobe in the under surface of the cerebellum, near the middle peduncle; the subpeduncular lobe.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Flocculus" is a common misspelling or typo for: flocculous.

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

Etymology:Flocculus \Floc"cu*lus\, noun; plural Flocculi. [New Latin expression, diminutive of Latin floccus lock or flock of wool.]. (references)


Extended Definition: FLOCCULUS


Flocculus

Flocculus can refer to:

  • Flocculus (cerebellar): Either of a pair of small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum, forming part of the vestibular part of the cerebellum.
  • In Astronomical Science: (Solar reference), i.e.; A solar flocculus. Flocculus (pl. flocculi) - A highly illuminated sector or region of a solar surface as seen through observation in monochrome light of a chosen spectral line, in visible, or hyperspectral wavelengths.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Flocculus". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: FLOCCULUS

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Flocculus 11     Flocculus 11
Flocculus (cerebellar) 9     Flocculus (cerebellar) 9

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).

"flocculus" is a common misspelling or typo for: flocculous.

Synonyms: flocculus
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

lobule, floc, leaflet.
Consider also: brochure, leaf, booklet, pamphlet, material, stuff, cluster, lobe, cusp, folder.

Other

floccule, floccus, foliole.

Expression

subpeduncular lobe of the cerbellum.
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Computed Synonyms: flocculus

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.2697   flocculus     floccus     fluff, fuzz, down, pappus, flock   
 2   2.0094   flocculus     lobule     lobe, leaflet, earlobe, slice, cut   
 3   1.0293   flocculus     fleck     spot, speckle, speck, stain, smear   
 4   1.0293   flocculus     fleece     clip, cut, fleecing, fleeced, fleeces   
 5   1.0292   flocculus     flake     chip, scale, sliver, shell, scab   
 6   1.0092   flocculus     leaflet     flyer, pamphlet, brochure, booklet, tag   
 7   1.0092   flocculus     lobe     edge, ridge, corner, rand, rib   
 8   1.0092   flocculus     wool     fleece, hair, fur, woolen, woollen   
 9   1.0091   flocculus     snowflake     flake, hair line crack, hair internal crack, snow flake, flock   
 10   1.0090   flocculus     wisp     strand, tuft, fibre, filament, branch   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: FLOCCULUS

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian pahuljica (flake, flocculus, flue, fluff), vločka (flake, fleck, floccule, flocculus, floccus), flokule (flocculus). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina pahuljica (flake, flocculus, flue, fluff), vločka (flake, fleck, floccule, flocculus, floccus), flokule (flocculus). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 谱斑 (flocculus), 小叶 (leaflet, lobule, flocculus). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech pahuljica (flake, flocculus, flue, fluff), vločka (flake, fleck, floccule, flocculus, floccus), flokule (flocculus). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari كلف خورشيد (flocculus), دسته كوچكي از الياف پشمي (flocculus), دسته كوچكی از الياف پشمی (flocculus), دسته كوچكى از الياف پشمى (flocculus). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Français flocculus (flocculus), flocculus du cervelet (flocculus). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
French flocculus (flocculus), flocculus du cervelet (flocculus). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 한 뭉치의 부드러운 털 (flocculi, flocculus), 소엽 (lobe, flocculi, flocculus, lobule), 양털 모양의 작은 뭉치 (flocculus). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 한 뭉치의 부드러운 털 (flocculi, flocculus), 소엽 (lobe, flocculi, flocculus, lobule), 양털 모양의 작은 뭉치 (flocculus). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew אֲנִיץ (floc, floccule, flocculus, wisp). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit אֲנִיץ (floc, floccule, flocculus, wisp). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 房状の毛 (flocculus, floccus), 羊斑 (flocculus), 羊毛 (wool, fleece, flocculus, voile, wools), 片葉 (flocculus). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 한 뭉치의 부드러운 털 (flocculi, flocculus), 소엽 (lobe, flocculi, flocculus, lobule), 양털 모양의 작은 뭉치 (flocculus). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lietuvi flokulai (flocculus). Additional references: Lietuvi, Lithuania, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litauische flokulai (flocculus). Additional references: Litauische, Lithuania, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litewski flokulai (flocculus). Additional references: Litewski, Lithuania, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lithuanian flokulai (flocculus). Additional references: Lithuanian, Lithuania, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litovskiy flokulai (flocculus). Additional references: Litovskiy, Lithuania, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Liutuviskai flokulai (flocculus). Additional references: Liutuviskai, Lithuania, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi كلف خورشيد (flocculus), دسته كوچكي از الياف پشمي (flocculus), دسته كوچكی از الياف پشمی (flocculus), دسته كوچكى از الياف پشمى (flocculus). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian كلف خورشيد (flocculus), دسته كوچكي از الياف پشمي (flocculus), دسته كوچكی از الياف پشمی (flocculus), دسته كوچكى از الياف پشمى (flocculus). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) كلف خورشيد (flocculus), دسته كوچكي از الياف پشمي (flocculus), دسته كوچكی از الياف پشمی (flocculus), دسته كوچكى از الياف پشمى (flocculus). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, flocculus. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: FLOCCULUS

Language Translations for “flocculus” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag flathagoccathagulathagus (flocculus). Additional references: Athag, flocculus. (volunteer)
Double Dutch flagoccagulagus (flocculus). Additional references: Double Dutch, flocculus. (volunteer)
Leet |#10¢¢<1<§ (flocculus). Additional references: Leet, flocculus. (volunteer)
Oppish flopoccopulopus (flocculus). Additional references: Oppish, flocculus. (volunteer)
Pig Latin occulusflay (flocculus). Additional references: Pig Latin, flocculus. (volunteer)
Terran B flocculus (flocculus). Additional references: Terran B, flocculus. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi fluboccubulubus (flocculus). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, flocculus. (volunteer)
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