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Definitions: Ciliary |
CiliaryAdjective1. Relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye. 2. Of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell. 3. Or or relating to the human eyelash. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Ciliary \Cil"ia*ry\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression ciliaire.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | Inflammation or infection of the glands of the margins of the eyelids. (references) |
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Synonyms: CiliarySynonyms: cilial (adj), ciliate (adj). (additional references) |
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| "Ciliary" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ciliary" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "ciliary": ciliary acne ♦ Ciliary Arteries ♦ ciliary artery ♦ Ciliary Body ♦ ciliary canal ♦ ciliary ganglion ♦ Ciliary Motility Disorders ♦ ciliary muscle ♦ Ciliary muscles ♦ ciliary neuralgia ♦ ciliary neurotrophic factor ♦ Ciliary processes ♦ ciliary region ♦ ciliary ring ♦ ciliary veins ♦ ciliary zonule ♦ Greeff ciliary cyst ♦ meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle ♦ pertaining to the eyelashes resp.the ciliary body. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ciliary muscle | 7 |
ciliary dyskinesia primary | 4 |
ciliary body | 2 |
ciliary | 2 |
ciliary ganglion | 2 |
ciliary dyskinesia | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ciliary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | corpus ciliare (ciliary body), ciliaer (pertaining to the eyelashes resp.the ciliary body), ciliaer funktion (ciliary function), ciliaer hyperaemi (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection), ciliaer injektion (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection), ciliar-muskel (ciliary muscle), corona ciliaris (ciliary crown), pericorneal injektion (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection), Fontana's rum (ciliary canal), børstesøm (ciliary cytoplasmic processes, ciliated border), ganglion ciliare (ciliary ganglion), glandulae ciliares Molli (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), Greef's vesikler (Greeff ciliary cyst), hordeolum (ciliary acne, hordeolum sty), membrana ciliaris (ciliary membrane), brush border (ciliary cytoplasmic processes, ciliated border), fibrae meridionales (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | canalis ciliaris (ciliary canal), ciliair (pertaining to the eyelashes resp.the ciliary body), ciliaire functie (ciliary function), ciliaire injectie (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection), ciliairspier (ciliary muscle), ciliaris (pertaining to the eyelashes resp.the ciliary body), corona ciliaris (ciliary crown), corpus ciliare (ciliary body, ciliary crown), ganglion lenticulare (ciliary ganglion), acne ciliaris (ciliary acne), fibrae brueckei musculi ciliaris (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), accommodatiespier (ciliary muscle), ganglion ciliare (ciliary ganglion), zona ciliaris (ciliary crown), ganglion ophthalmicum (ciliary ganglion), ganglion van Schacher (ciliary ganglion), glandulae ciliares (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), glandulae molli (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), kanaal van Fontana (ciliary canal), klieren van Moll (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), membrana ciliaris (ciliary cytoplasmic processes, ciliary membrane), membranelle (ciliary membrane), ooghaarklieren (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), spier van Bruecke (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), fibrae meridionales musculi ciliaris (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | choroïde ciliaire (ciliary body), ciliaire (ciliate), col ciliaire (ciliary base), corps ciliaire (ciliary body), couronne ciliaire (ciliary crown), ganglion ciliaire (ciliary ganglion), acné ciliaire (ciliary acne), anneau ciliaire (annulus ciliaris, ciliary ring), artères ciliaires (ciliary arteries), bordure en brosse (ciliary cytoplasmic processes, ciliated border), espaces de Fontana (ciliary canal), facteur ciliaire neurotrophique (ciliary neurotrophic factor), épithelioma du corps ciliaire (ciliary epithelioma), fonction ciliaire (ciliary function), zone de Zinn (ciliary zonule), glandes de Moll (ciliary glands), injection ciliaire (ciliary injection), injection périkératique (ciliary injection), ligament suspenseur du cristallin (ciliary zonule), mouvement ciliaire (ciliary action), muscle ciliaire (ciliary muscle), muscle de Bruecke (meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle), muscle de Wallace (meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle), névralgie ciliaire (ciliary neuralgia), région ciliaire (ciliary region), vésicule de Greeff (Greeff ciliary cyst), zone ciliaire (ciliary body), fibres radiées du muscle ciliaire (meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ciliaris (pertaining to the eyelashes resp.the ciliary body), Corona ciliaris (ciliary crown), Ciliamuskel (ciliary muscle), Canalis ciliaris (ciliary canal), Corpus ciliare (ciliary body), Glandulae ciliares Molli (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), Akne ciliaris (ciliary acne), Ganglion ophthalmicum (ciliary ganglion), Ganglion lenticulare (ciliary ganglion), Ganglion ciliare (ciliary ganglion), Flimmerbewegung (ciliary action), Fibrae meridionales (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), Brücke Fasern (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), Anulus ciliaris (annulus ciliaris, ciliary ring), Glandulae sudoriferae ciliares (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), Apparatus suspensorius lenitis (ciliary zonule, zonule of Zinn), Arteriae ciliares (ciliary arteries), Buerstenbesatz (ciliary cytoplasmic processes), Brücke Muskel (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), Fibrae meridionales Brueckei (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), Wimperndrüsen (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), Zonula ciliaris (ciliary zonule, zonule of Zinn), Zilienboden (ciliary base), Ziliarneuralgie (ciliary neuralgia), Ziliarkoerper (ciliary body), Ziliarhyperämie (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection), Ziliarfunktion (ciliary function), Ziliarepitheliom (ciliary epithelioma), Glandulae ciliares (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), ziliar (pertaining to the eyelashes resp.the ciliary body), Zonula ciliaris Zinni (ciliary zonule, zonule of Zinn), Strahlenkranz (ciliary crown), Schacher Ganglion (ciliary ganglion), perikorneale Injektion (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection), Moll Drüsen (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), Membranelle (ciliary membrane), Membrana ciliaris (ciliary membrane), Haargefäße (ciliary arteries), Greeff Bläschen (Greeff ciliary cyst), ziliare Injektion (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μύες Bruecke (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), ίνες Bruecke (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), ακτινωτό σώμα (ciliary body), ακτινωτό σώμα του οφθαλμού (ciliary body), ακτινωτός μυς (ciliary muscle), ακτινωτός στέφανος (Bischoff crown, ciliary crown, corona radiata, radiating crown), λειτουργία των κροσσών (ciliary function), ψηκτροειδής παρυφή (ciliary cytoplasmic processes), μεμβρανίδιο (ciliary membrane), ένεση περί τον κερατοειδή (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection), ινίδια (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), βλεφαριδικοί αδένες (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), βλεφαριδικοί αδένες του Moll (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), βλεφαριδική ή κύστις του Greef (Greeff ciliary cyst), βλεφαριδική μεμβράνη (ciliary membrane), βλεφαρική ακμή (ciliary acne), χώρος του FONTANA,φοντανιαίος χώρος (ciliary canal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ריסית. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ciliare. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | kippeenagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iliarycay corpo ciliar (ciliary body), coroa ciliar (ciliary crown), cisto ciliar de Greef (Greeff ciliary cyst), ciliar (pertaining to the eyelashes resp.the ciliary body), vesícula de Greef (Greeff ciliary cyst), processo citoplasmático ciliar (ciliary cytoplasmic processes), membrana ciliar (ciliary membrane), músculo de Bruecke (Bruecke muscle, Bruecke's muscle, meridional fibres of the ciliary muscle, tensor choroideae muscle), músculo ciliar (ciliary muscle), injecção pericorneana (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection), injecção ciliar (ciliary injection, pericorneal injection), glândulas de Moll (ciliary glands, glands of Moll), gânglio ciliar (ciliary ganglion), acne ciliar (ciliary acne). (various references) ciliar. (various references) ресничный, мерцательный. (various references) ciliario. (various references) kirpiksi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "ciliary": domiciliary, superciliary. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "ciliary" (pronounced 'Cil"ia*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-l-r-y" | |
-1 letter: airily, racily. | |
-2 letters: cilia, clary, icily, iliac, lyric, riyal. | |
-3 letters: acyl, airy, aril, aryl, carl, clay, ilia, lacy, laic, lair, lari, liar, lira, liri, racy, rail, rial. | |
-4 letters: ail, air, arc, car, cay, cry, icy, lac, lar, lay, ray, ria, rya, yar. | |
-5 letters: ai, al, ar, ay, la, li, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-l-r-y" | |
+2 letters: chirality, gracility, irascibly. | |
+3 letters: brilliancy, clarifying, cordiality, criminally, critically, culinarily, curability, illiteracy, irenically, ironically, laryngitic, lathyritic, radiolytic. | |
+4 letters: brainsickly, bricklaying, capillarity, cardinality, certifiably, circinately, circularity, codicillary, colinearity, conciliarly, criminality, criticality, cylindrical, domiciliary, empirically, eristically, farcicality, intricately, irradicably, juridically, oneirically, peculiarity, pecuniarily, pictorially, piratically, principally, prolificacy, pyramidical, satirically, triadically, trisyllabic, veridically, verticality, vicariously. | |
+5 letters: aoristically, artificially, artistically, avariciously, binocularity, bricklayings, capriciously, chimerically, collinearity, conciliatory, crossability, crystalizing, dicarboxylic, disciplinary, diuretically, facilitatory, frictionally, herbicidally, hieratically, historically, horrifically, hypocritical, inarticulacy, increasingly, ineradicably, inextricably, irascibility, juristically, liturgically, meristically, periodically, plebiscitary, practicality, principality, prolifically, provincially, puristically, rabbinically, retractility, scarifyingly, superciliary, terrifically, tinctorially, traceability, tractability, triglyphical, uncritically, unironically, veridicality, vesicularity. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 69 6C 69 61 72 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .. .-.. .. .- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01101001 01101100 01101001 01100001 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C i l i a r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0069 006C 0069 0061 0072 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37757875678491 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, "ול "י, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holandés, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, alemán, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | joods, Hebreeuws, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, ebreo, ebraico, Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, hebreu, hebraico, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hebreo, musevi, ibranice, ibrani |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italyanca, italyan |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, man adası, man dili |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, португальский, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumæner, Roemeens, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumano |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | russer, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruso, Rusça |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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