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Definition: Invagination |
InvaginationNoun1. The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Invagination \In*vag`i*na"tion\, noun. [Latin expression prefix in- vagina sheath.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: InvaginationSynonyms: infolding (n), introversion (n), intussusception (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Organization | Archegenesis. (production); antherozoid, bioplasm, biotaxy, chromosome, dysmeromorph; ecology, oecology; erythroblast, gametangium, gamete, germinal matter, invagination; isogamy, oogamy; karyaster; macrogamete, microgamete; metabolism, anabolism, catabolism; metaplasm, ontogeny, ovary, ovum, oxidation, phylogeny, polymorphism, protozoa, spermary, spermatozoon, trophoplasm, vacuole, vertebration, zoogloea, zygote. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Invagination |
| English words defined with "invagination": Archenteric ♦ Emboly, Epibolic, Epiboly, Epicoele ♦ Mesenteron ♦ segmentation cavity. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "invagination": Bacterial Chromatophores ♦ caliculus ophthalmicus ♦ Dens in Dente ♦ Euglenida ♦ opthalmic calix ♦ Phagosomes ♦ secondary ocular vesicle. (references) |
| "Invagination" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Invagination" 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 (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "invagination": embolic invagination ♦ epibolic invagination. 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 |
basilar invagination | 7 |
invagination | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "invagination"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
French | invagination (intussusception). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Invagination (intussusception), Invaginatio (intussusception), Intussuszeption (intussusception), Indigitation (intussusception). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | invaginazione (intussusception), intussuscezione (intussusception). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | invaginationay invaginare. (various references) sự cho v o bao. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "invagination": invaginations. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "invagination" (pronounced 'In*vag`i*na"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-g-i-i-i-n-n-n-o-t-v" | |
-2 letters: innovating, navigation. | |
-3 letters: anointing, inanition. | |
-4 letters: agnation, aviating, aviation, ignition, intoning, inviting. | |
-5 letters: atoning, ignatia, tanning, tinning, vanning. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-g-i-i-i-n-n-n-o-t-v" | |
+1 letter: invaginations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 76 61 67 69 6E 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. ...- .- --. .. -. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01110110 01100001 01100111 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n v a g i n a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0076 0061 0067 0069 006E 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| 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)438088677375806786758180 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, francese, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, tedesco, neamţ, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italien, italienisch, italiano, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | Roumain, rumäne, rumeno, român |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, inglese, englezesc |
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