Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small zone, as of a ligament.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A little zone, belt, or band; a zonula.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A little zone, or girdle.
WordNet 3.0
- n. small beltlike zone
Etymologies
- From zonula, probably influenced by diminutive suffix -ule ("diminutive suffix"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The portion in front of the ora serrata is thickened by the accession of radial fibers and is termed the zonula ciliaris (zonule of Zinn).”
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1c. 2. The Refracting Media
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phrontistery-z
from phrontistery.info
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liminal words
transformational, entryway words: thresh(hold), fresh relief
liminal, sill, threshold, aletheia, inscape, adit, introit, maze, pore, porism, portal, port and 114 more...
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The Eyes Have It
parts of the human eye
iris, pupil, sclera, macula, retina, vitreous, conjunctiva, cornea, lens, choroid, optic nerve, ciliary body and 34 more...
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taber's Words
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