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Saccule

Definition: Saccule

Saccule

Noun

1. 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)



Specialty Definitions: Saccule

DomainDefinitions

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.

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Synonym: Saccule

Synonym: sacculus (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Saccule

ContextSynonyms 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.

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Crosswords: Saccule

English words defined with "saccule": vena vestibularis, vestibular vein. (references)
Specialty definitions using "saccule": Acoustic Maculaeotolith organs, Otolithic MembraneReflex, Vestibulo-OcularSaccule and Utricle. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Saccule

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Expression: Saccule

Expression using "saccule": Saccule and Utricle. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Saccule

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

saccule

5
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Modern Translations: Saccule

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.

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Derivations: Saccule

Derivations

Words beginning with "saccule": saccules. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Saccule"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "saccule" (pronounced sa"kyuw'l)
4-k y uw' lminuscule, molecule, ridicule.
3-y uw' lvestibule.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Saccule

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Saccule


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 61 63 63 75 6C 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...    .-    -.-.    -.-.    ..-    .-..    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100001 01100011 01100011 01110101 01101100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#97 &#99 &#99 &#117 &#108 &#101

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)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

53676969877871

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations
9. Rhymes
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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