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Definitions: PAPULA |
PAPULANoun1. One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes. 2. A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. |
Etymology: Papula \Pap"u*la\, noun; plural Papul[ae]. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Convexity | Pimple, zit; wen, wheel, papula, pustule, pock, proud flesh, growth, sarcoma, caruncle, corn, wart, pappiloma, furuncle, polypus, fungus, fungosity, exostosis, bleb, blister, blain; boil; (disease); airbubble, blob, papule, verruca. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: PAPULA |
| English words defined with "PAPULA": Papulae. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "PAPULA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (papula, papule), Italian (papule), Latin (a pimple). |
| 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 |
papula | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "PAPULA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | пъпчица (papule, pimple), пъпка (blotch, bud, burgeon, papilla, papule, pimple, spot, whelk). (various references) | |
Czech | papula (papule). (various references) | |
Danish | papula (node, papule), papel (dot, node, papule, stipple). (various references) | |
Dutch | papula (node, papule). (various references) | |
French | papule (papule). (various references) | |
German | Papula (node, papule). (various references) | |
Greek | βλατίδα (node, papule). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kiütés (huff, kayo, knock out, knockout, ko, pimple, rash). (various references) | |
Italian | papula (node, papule, pimple, pustule). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | apulapay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | papuásico, pápula (node, papule, papyraceous). (various references) | |
Russian | узелок (nodule, papule, tubercle), папула (papule, pimple). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | bubuljica (pimple, pustule, ruby), bradavica (mammilla, nipple, wart). (various references) | |
Spanish | pápula (node, papule). (various references) | |
Turkish | kabarcık (blister, bubble, papilla, papule, pimple, pock, pustule, tubercle, vesicle). (various references) | |
Ukranian | папула (papule). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "PAPULA": papulae, papular. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "PAPULA" (pronounced 'Pap"u*la'): Acanthocephala, Acicula, Actinula, Ala, Algarovilla, Alula, Ametabola, Ampulla, Amygdala, Angola, Anopla, Aquila, Archencephala, Archiblastula, Areola, Armilla, Arolla, Artiodactyla, Auricula, Axilla, Baggala, Bandala, Banderilla, Barilla, bengola, Beteela, Blastula, Bulla, Cabala, Cabrilla, Caffila, Calcavella, Calendula, Calla, Camarilla, Campanula, Canella, Cannicula, Cannula, Capella, Capitula, Cappella, Carambola, Cedilla, Cella, Chinchilla, Chrysocolla, Cicala, Claribella, Coccinella, Codilla, Collembola, Columbella, Columella, Comatula, Copula, Coronilla, Cunabula, Cupola, Cypsela, Cytula, Dendrocoela, Dongola, E-la, Emgalla, Enopla, Euplectella, Fabella, Faecula, Falcula, Fasciola, Favella, Fecula, Fenes-tella, Fibrilla, fibula, fistula, flotilla, Forficula, formula, Foveola, Fovilla, Fringilla, furcula, gala, Ganocephala, Gentianella, Geophila, gorgonzola, gorilla, granadilla, Granilla, Grubbla, guerilla, Gula, Gyrencephala, Hemimetabola, Hexapla, Holometabola, hyperbola, Impalla, Infula, Intermaxilla, Itala, kabala, Kamala, koala, Lacinula, lamella, Lenticula, Ligula, Lingula, Lipocephala, Lirella, Lissencephala, Locustella, lunula, Lyencephala, macula, Magdala, mammilla, mandola, mantilla, Manzanilla, Marginella, Marsala, maxilla, medulla, Mesoscapula, Micella, Miliola, Mochila, Monerula, Monocondyla, morula, Mulla, Myelencephala, Nebula, Neurula, Nubecula, Nucula, Nyula, Octapla, Olla, Orbicula, osteocolla, Padella, Paleola, Palla, palola, Papilla, Parabola, Paracorolla, Patela, Patella, Patellula, Pathopoela, Peninsula, Pennatula, Penumbrala, Pergola, Perilla, Perissodactyla, Perula, Phainopepla, Phanerodactyla, Philomela, Pimola, Pinnula, Planula, Plumula, Polygala, Postscapula, Praemaxilla, Predella, Premaxilla, Presscapula, Pseudonavicella, Pseudonavicula, Pseudostella, Psylla, Pteryla, Pulsatilla, Pyla, Rachilla, Radula, ranula, ravenala, Retinula, Rhabdocoela, Rhachilla, Rhizocephala, Rhynchocephala, Rhynchonella, Rosella, roseola, Rotella, Rotula, rubella, rubeola, Rupicola, Sabadilla, Sabella, Saccharilla, Saltarella, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Scagliola, Scala, Scaliola, scapula, scintilla, Scopula, Scrobicula, scrofula, Scybala, Scylla, Semiparabola, Semolella, sequela, Serpula, Serrula, Setula, Sigla, Silicula, Solidungula, spatula, spirula, Spongilla, Sportula, Squamella, Squamula, squilla, Stegocephala, stela, Stipula, Stola, Strobila, Subumbrella, Succula, Sula, Supermaxilla, Supramaxilla, Symphyla, Synapticula, Tabula, Taeniola, Talegalla, tarantella, tarantula, Tegula, tequila, Terebratula, Tetracoralla, Tetrapla, Thecla, Tigella, Tipula, Tola, tortilla, trabecula, Trehala, Tremella, Turbinella, Turritella, Ulula, umbrella, Urodela, Ursula, uvula, Vaginicola, Vaginula, Valhalla, vallecula, Valvula, Vanilla, Varicella, Variola, Velella, Vesicula, Villa, Villanella, Vitrella, Vorticella, Whala, Wyla, Zilla, Zoochlorella, Zorilla. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-l-p-p-u" | |
-1 letter: appal, papal, pupal. | |
-2 letters: palp, papa, pula, pulp, pupa. | |
-3 letters: aal, ala, alp, lap, pal, pap, pul, pup. | |
-4 letters: aa, al, la, pa, up. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-l-p-p-u" | |
+1 letter: applaud, papulae, papular. | |
+2 letters: applauds, applause, puparial. | |
+3 letters: applauded, applauder, applauses. | |
+4 letters: applauders, applauding, applesauce. | |
+5 letters: antipopular, applaudable, applaudably, applesauces, unappealing, unflappable, unflappably. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 41 50 55 4C 41 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- .--. ..- .-.. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01000001 01010000 01010101 01001100 01000001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P A P U L A |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0041 0050 0055 004C 0041 |
| 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)503550554635 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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