Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A perforation in the capsule membrane of a radiolarian.
  • noun The orifice by which each paraqueduct or optic ventricle of the brain communicates with the aqueduct of Sylvius.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Anat.) The passage between the iter and optocœle in the brain.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun anatomy The passage between the iter and optocoele in the brain.

Etymologies

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek an entrance.

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Examples

  • Bruzeau points out that in the background of Saunière’s altar piece there is an arch and column: in Celtic the first is pyla, in Latin the second is pila—phonetically pointing to the area of Le Pilat.

    The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004

  • Bruzeau points out that in the background of Saunière’s altar piece there is an arch and column: in Celtic the first is pyla, in Latin the second is pila—phonetically pointing to the area of Le Pilat.

    The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004

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