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| Domain | Definition |
Health | A deep depression in the shape of a Turkish saddle in the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone in the deepest part of which is lodged the hypophysis cerebri. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
"SELLA" is a common misspelling or typo for: self, sell, seller, sellers, shellac, sill, Stella, stellar. |
Crosswords: SELLA |
| Specialty definitions using "SELLA": dorsum sellae ♦ sellae. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "SELLA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Italian (saddle, saddles), Latin (chair, seat). |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Figlio di...! Monta in sella (1972) Voz y silencio del Sella (1968) Fiesta en el Sella (1968) Sella d'argento (1978) | |
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![]() | Rooster II, Sella, and Enright finishing, I.L.Y.A. [Inter-Lake Yachting Association] regatta, Put-in-Bay, O[hio]. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Yacht Sella. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Yachts West Wind and Sella. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The pituitary gland sits in the middle of the head in a bony box called the sella turcica. (references) | |
The NINDS supports and conducts studies aimed at understanding neurological conditions such as empty sella syndrome. (references) | ||
Empty sella syndrome is a rare congenital disorder that occurs when an empty space in the brain fills with cerebrospinal fluid as a result of a deformity in the brain. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "SELLA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.45% of the time. "SELLA" is used about 22 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 (proper) | 95.45% | 21 | 76,261 |
| Noun (singular) | 4.55% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 22 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "SELLA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Sella | Last name | 170 | 42,145 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "SELLA": Empty Sella Syndrome ♦ sella turcica. 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 |
banca sella | 43 |
empty sella syndrome | 37 |
sella | 22 |
sella turcica | 18 |
empty sella | 9 |
la sella | 6 |
del descenso sella | 5 |
italia sella | 5 |
capanna quintino sella | 5 |
in sella | 4 |
quintino rifugio sella | 4 |
ronda sella | 4 |
sella stercoraria | 2 |
brain sella | 2 |
sella tursica | 2 |
empty sella turcica | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "SELLA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | sella turcica (sella turcica), tyrkersadlen (sella turcica), tryksella (pressure sella), tom sella turcica (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), ballonformet sella (ball-shaped sella). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | sella turcica (sella turcica), ledige sella turcica (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), empty sella (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tyhjän sellan oireyhtymä (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), turkinsatulan röntgenkuvaus (x-ray of the sella turcica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | selle-ballon (ball-shaped sella), selle turcique vide (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), selle turcique de compression (pressure sella), selle turcique (sella turcica), radiographie de la selle turcique (x-ray of the sella turcica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Sella turcica (sella turcica), Tuerkensattel (sella turcica), Radiographie der Sella turcica (x-ray of the sella turcica), Drucksella (pressure sella), Ballonsella (ball-shaped sella). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | κενό τουρκικό εφίππιο (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), συμπιεσμένο τουρκικό εφίππιο (pressure sella), ακτινογραφία τουρκικού εφιππίου (x-ray of the sella turcica), τουρκικόν εφίππιον στρογγύλης μορφής (ball-shaped sella), τουρκικό εφίππιο (sella turcica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | sindrome della sella turcica vuota (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), sella turcica (sella turcica), sella a pallone (ball-shaped sella), radiografia della sella turcica (x-ray of the sella turcica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ellasay sela turea (sella turcica), sela turca em balão (ball-shaped sella), sela turca (sella turcica), cadeira turca de compressão (pressure sella). (various references) silla turca de compresión (pressure sella), síndrome de la silla turca vacía (empty sella syndrome, empty sella turcica syndrome), radiografía de la silla turca (x-ray of the sella turcica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 4, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai elaben eautw lamec duo gunaikaV onoma th mia ada kai onoma th deutera sella |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui accepit uxores duas nomen uni Ada et nomen alteri Sella |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Witodlice Lamech nam twa wif; oðer wæs genemned Ada, oþer Sella. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The which toke two wyues, the name of the toon Ada, and name of the tother Sella. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And Lamech toke hym two wyves: the one was called Ada and the other Zilla. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 4, Verse 19 |
| Cebuano | Ug mikuha si Lamech alang kaniya duruha ka asawa; ang ngalan sa usa mao si Ada, ug ang ngalan sa usa si Zilla. |
| Chinese | 拉 麥 娶 了 兩 個 妻 、 一 個 名 叫 亞 大 、 一 個 名 叫 洗 拉 。 |
| Croatian | Lamek uzme dvije žene. Jedna se zvala Ada, a druga Sila. |
| Danish | Lemek tog sig to Hustruer; den ene hed Ada, den anden Zilla. |
| Dutch | En Lamech nam zich twee vrouwen; de naam van de eerste was Ada, en de naam van de andere Zilla. |
| Finnish | Lemek otti itselleen kaksi vaimoa, toisen nimi oli Aada ja toisen nimi Silla. |
| French | Lémec prit deux femmes: le nom de l`une était Ada, et le nom de l`autre Tsilla. |
| German | Lamech aber nahm zwei Weiber; eine hieß Ada, die andere Zilla. |
| Hungarian | Lámekh pedig vett magának két feleséget: az egyiknek neve Háda, a másiknak neve Czilla. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lamekh mempunyai dua orang istri, Ada dan Zila. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka oleh Lamekh diambil dua orang akan bininya, nama seorang Ada dan seorang Zila namanya. |
| Italian | Lamech si prese due mogli: una chiamata Ada e l'altra chiamata Zilla. |
| Korean | 라 멕 이 두 아 내 를 취 하 였 으 니 하 나 의 이 름 은 아 다 ", 하 나 의 이 름 은 " 라 며 |
| Maori | ¶ Na ka tangohia e Rameka etahi wahine tokorua mana: ko Araha te ingoa o tetahi, ko Tira to tetahi. |
| Norwegian | Og Lamek tok sig to hustruer; den ene hette Ada, og den andre hette Silla. |
| Portuguese | Lameque tomou para si duas mulheres: o nome duma era Ada, e o nome da outra Zila. |
| Rumanian | Lameh wi -a luat douq neveste: numele uneia era Ada, wi numele celeilalte era Yila. |
| Swedish | Men Lemek tog sig två hustrur; den ena hette Ada, den andra Silla. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SELLA": sellable. (additional references) | |
Words containing "SELLA": tessellate, tessellated, tessellates, tessellating, tessellation, tessellations, unsellable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-l-s" | |
-1 letter: ales, alls, ells, lase, leal, leas, sale, sall, seal, sell. | |
-2 letters: ale, all, als, ell, els, las, lea, sae, sal, sea, sel. | |
-3 letters: ae, al, as, el, es, la. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-l-s" | |
+1 letter: allees, alleys, allies, dalles, fellas, labels, ladles, lapels, legals, sallet, stella. | |
+2 letters: ainsell, alleges, alleles, allseed, alludes, allures, aludels, ballers, ballets, ballies, befalls, begalls, callers, callets, callose, cellars, dallies, failles, fallers, falsely, fellahs, gallets, galleys, gallies, hallels, halloes, ladlers, laurels, lawless, lethals, locales, loessal, losable, mallees, mallets, malleus, mesally, paellas, pallets, rallies, rallyes, recalls, refalls, salable, sallets, sallied, sallier, sallies, scalpel, scleral, seagull, seawall, shellac, smaller, spalled, spaller, stalely, stalled, stellar, stellas, sullage, tailles, tallest, tallies, ullages, valleys, wallets, wallies. | |
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