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Definition: Saccule |
SacculeNoun1. A small sc or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Saccule \Sac"cule\, noun. [Latin expression sacculus, diminutive of saccus sack.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Medicine | The smaller of the 2 sacs within the vestibule of the ear. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: SacculeSynonym: sacculus (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Receptacle | Pocket, pouch, fob, sheath, scabbard, socket, bag, sac, sack, saccule, wallet, cardcase, scrip, poke, knit, knapsack, haversack, sachel, satchel, reticule, budget, net; ditty bag, ditty box; housewife, hussif; saddlebags; portfolio; quiver; (magazine). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Saccule |
| English words defined with "saccule": vena vestibularis, vestibular vein. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "saccule": Acoustic Maculae ♦ otolith organs, Otolithic Membrane ♦ Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular ♦ Saccule and Utricle. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Two other organs that are part of the vestibular system are the utricle and saccule. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "saccule": Saccule and Utricle. 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 |
saccule | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "saccule"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | كييس (cyst). (various references) | |
Danish | sacculus (sacculus). (various references) | |
Dutch | sacculus (sacculus). (various references) | |
French | saccule (sacculus). (various references) | |
German | Sacculus (sacculus). (various references) | |
Greek | σακκίδιο (pouch, sac, satchel, wallet). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שקיק (pouch, small bag). (various references) | |
Italian | sacculo (sacculus). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | acculesay.(various references) | |
Thai | ถุงกระเป๋าหน้าท้องของสัตว์ตระกูล marsupial (เช่น จิงโจ้). (various references) | |
Turkish | kesecik (Bursa, sachet, utricle, vesica). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | túi nhỏ. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "saccule": saccules. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "saccule" (pronounced sa"kyuw'l) |
| 4 | -k y uw' l | minuscule, molecule, ridicule. |
| 3 | -y uw' l | vestibule. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-l-s-u" | |
-1 letter: accuse, calces, caules, clause. | |
-2 letters: alecs, cauls, cause, cecal, clues, cusec, laces, luces, sauce, scale. | |
-3 letters: aces, alec, ales, case, caul, ceca, cels, clue, cues, ecus, lace, lacs, lase, leas, luce, lues, sale, saul, seal, slue. | |
-4 letters: ace, ale, als, cel, cue, eau, ecu, els, lac, las, lea, leu, sac, sae, sal, sau, sea, sec, sel, sue, use. | |
-5 letters: ae, al, as, el, es, la, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-l-s-u" | |
+1 letter: feluccas, saccules. | |
+2 letters: calcaneus, caruncles, caulicles, fascicule, sacculate. | |
+3 letters: accursedly, calcareous, calcifuges, calculates, calculuses, cancellous, carbuncles, circulates, cloudscape, fascicules, inculcates, sacculated, uncoalesce. | |
+4 letters: acaulescent, accumulates, calciferous, cancerously, circularise, cloudscapes, crepuscular, fasciculate, flocculates, precalculus, reluctances, spectacular, uncoalesced, uncoalesces. | |
+5 letters: acculturates, articulacies, calcareously, chuckleheads, circularised, circularises, circularizes, circularness, cocultivates, fasciculated, immaculacies, macronucleus, microcapsule, miscalculate, nucleocapsid, plutocracies, recalculates, recirculates, reluctancies, secularistic, semicircular, spectaculars, successional, translucence, translucency, uncoalescing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 63 63 75 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .- -.-. -.-. ..- .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01100011 01100011 01110101 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a c c u l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 0063 0063 0075 006C 0065 |
| 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)53676969877871 |
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