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Definition: FOSSAE |
FOSSAEPlural1. Of Fossa |
Date "FOSSAE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1870. (references) |
Crosswords: FOSSAE |
| Specialty definitions using "FOSSAE": Centric Relation ♦ Nasal Obstruction ♦ transillumination apparatus. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "FOSSAE" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (dig, dig out, ditch, stab, trench, up). |
| "FOSSAE" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "FOSSAE" is used about 3 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 |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "FOSSAE": nasal fossae. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "FOSSAE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tuberositas glutaea (crista fossae hypotrochantericae, crista fossae hypotrochantericae Toeroek), trochanter tertius (crista fossae hypotrochantericae, crista fossae hypotrochantericae Toeroek), naesehuler (nasal fossae), cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | tuberositas glutea femoris (crista fossae hypotrochantericae, crista fossae hypotrochantericae Toeroek), tuberositas glutea (crista fossae hypotrochantericae, crista fossae hypotrochantericae Toeroek), neusbijholten (nasal fossae), cisterna van Sylvius (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus), cisterna valleculae lateralis cerebri (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus), cisterna sulci lateralis (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus), cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fosses nasales (nasal fossae), lac sylvien (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii), crête du grand fessier (crista fossae hypotrochantericae, crista fossae hypotrochantericae Toeroek), confluent antéro-latéral sylvien (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii), confluent antéro-latéral (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sylvius Zisterne (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus), Nasenhoehlen (nasal fossae), Crista fossae hypotrochantericae Toeroek (crista fossae hypotrochantericae, crista fossae hypotrochantericae Toeroek), Crista fossae hypotrochantericae (crista fossae hypotrochantericae, crista fossae hypotrochantericae Toeroek), Cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ρινικές κοιλότητες (nasal fossae), ακρολοφία υποτροχαντηρίων βοθρίων (crista fossae hypotrochantericae, crista fossae hypotrochantericae Toeroek), δεξαμενή Sylvius (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus), δεξαμενή πλαγίας εγκεφαλικής κοιλίας (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fosse nasali (nasal fossae). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ossaefay fossas nasais (nasal fossae), cisterna da fosa lateral cerebral (cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri, cisterna fossae lateralis cerebri Sylvii, cisterna of lateral sulcus). (various references) fosa nasal (nasal fossae, nostril). (various references) geniz (nasal fossa, nasal fossae, nasal passage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 33, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Nun de sunacqhsetai ta skula umwn mikrou kai megalou on tropon ean tiV sunagagh akridaV outwV empaixousin umin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et congregabuntur spolia vestra sicut colligitur brucus velut cum fossae plenae fuerint de eo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And gederede togidere shul be youre spoiles, as is gedered brush, as whan the diches fulle shul be of it. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the goods taken in war will be got together like the massing of young locusts; men will be rushing on them like the rushing of locusts. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 33, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang imong inagaw pagatigumon ingon sa ulod nga magatigum: ingon sa mga dulon nga manglukso ang mga tawo molukso sa ibabaw niini. |
| Croatian | i plijen se skuplja kao što se kupe šaške, na nj æe navaliti kao jato skakavaca. |
| Danish | Som Græshopper bortriver, bortrives Bytte, man styrter derover som Græshoppesværme. |
| Dutch | Dan zal ulieder buit verzameld worden, gelijk de kevers verzameld worden; men zal daarin ginds en weder huppelen, gelijk de sprinkhanen ginds en weder huppelen. |
| Finnish | Teidän saaliinne viedään, niinkuin tuhosirkat vievät; niinkuin hyppysirkat hyökkäävät, niin sen kimppuun hyökätään. |
| French | On moissonne votre butin, Comme moissonne la sauterelle; On se précipite dessus, Comme se précipitent les sauterelles. |
| German | Da wird man euch aufraffen wie einen Raub, wie man die Heuschrecken aufrafft und wie die Käfer zerscheucht werden, wenn man sie überfällt. |
| Hungarian | És elpusztítják zsákmánytokat sáska pusztításával, szöcske-ugrással ugrálnak reá. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Seperti kawanan belalang orang menyerbu dan merampok harta mereka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | tetapi sekarang dipungut oranglah akan jarahanmu, seperti riang-riang menghabiskan hasil tanah; dan seperti belalang menyergap, demikianlah disergap oranglah akan dia. |
| Italian | Si ammucchia la preda come si ammucchiano le cavallette vi si precipita sopra come vi si precipitano le locuste. |
| Maori | Ko te kohikohinga o o koutou taonga ano he moka e kohi ana; kei te tarapeke o te mawhitiwhiti te rite ina kokiritia e ratou. |
| Portuguese | Então ajuntar-se-á o vosso despojo como ajunta a lagarta; como os gafanhotos saltam, assim sobre ele saltarão os homens. |
| Rumanian | ,,Wi prada voastrq va fi strknsq cum strknge muwiya: sar peste ea cum sar lqcustele.`` |
| Russian | Й 'Х"ХФ УП'ЙТБФШ "П'ЩЮХ ЧБЫХ, ЛБЛ УП'ЙТБЕФ ЗХУЕОЙ"Б; 'ТПУСФУС ОБ ОЕЕ, ЛБЛ 'ТПУБЕФУС УБТБОЮБ. |
| Spanish | El botín fue amontonado como se amontonan las orugas; como se lanzan las langostas, se lanzan sobre él. |
| Swedish | Och man får skövla och taga byte efter eder, såsom gräsmaskar skövla; såsom gräshoppor störta fram, så störtar man över det. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-o-s-s" | |
-1 letter: fossa, fosse, oases, safes, sofas. | |
-2 letters: fess, foes, foss, oafs, oses, ossa, safe, seas, sofa. | |
-3 letters: ass, efs, ess, fas, foe, oaf, oes, ose, sae, sea, sos. | |
-4 letters: ae, as, ef, es, fa, oe, of, os, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-o-s-s" | |
+1 letter: fatsoes, fossate. | |
+2 letters: fiascoes, foamless, forsakes, safroles, seafoods, seafowls. | |
+3 letters: afforests, aloofness, falsettos, farnesols, foaminess, focalises, forecasts, foremasts, foresails, forestays, forsakers, forswears, furanoses, misfeasor, oarfishes, offstages, ossifrage, outfeasts, postfaces, seafloors, seafronts, softheads, softwares. | |
+4 letters: boarfishes, coalfishes, fallowness, falsehoods, falseworks, famousness, farmhouses, fashioners, fathomless, flagstones, flashovers, flavorless, forepassed, foreshanks, forespeaks, forestages, forestalls, foreswears, foretastes, formalises, formalness, fosterages, framboises, goatfishes, manifestos, misfeasors, oafishness, obfuscates, ossifrages, overstaffs, raffinoses, refashions, safflowers, saponifies, snowflakes, suffocates, sulfonates, toadfishes, vouchsafes, wolfsbanes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 4F 53 53 41 45 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. --- ... ... .- . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01001111 01010011 01010011 01000001 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F O S S A E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 004F 0053 0053 0041 0045 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)404953533539 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions 6. Translations: Modern 7. Bible Trace 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation; Deens, danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish; Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch; Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, فرنسي, اللغة الفرنسية, الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, شخص إيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, الإيطالي, إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian; Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Turks, turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, Turcu, турски, турски език, Turko, 土耳其, 土耳其語 , tureètina, turecký, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, turc, Turksk, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türk, türkçe, турецька мова, турецький, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ, for Turkish; |