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Definition: Tegument |
TegumentNoun1. A natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tegument" was first used: some time around 1440. (references) |
Etymology: Tegument \Teg"u*ment\, noun. [Latin expression tegumentum, from tegere to cover. See Thatch, noun, and compare to Detect, Protect.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: TegumentSynonyms: cutis (n), skin (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Covering | Integument, tegument; skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen, hide; pelt, peltry; cordwain; derm; robe, buffalo robe; cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Tegument |
| English words defined with "tegument": Tegmen, Tegmental, Tegumentary. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Tegument" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Romanian (integument, tegument). |
| Language | Translations for "tegument"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | cipë (aril, film, fur, husk, integument, involucre, membrane, Peel, peeling, pellicle). (various references) | |
Arabic | غلاف (binder, casing, coating, covering, envelope, integument, investment, sheath, wrap, wrapper, wrapping), غشاء (capsule, diaphragm, envelope, film, integument, membrane, overlay, velum). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | обвивка (aril, casing, coat, covering, encasement, envelope, envelopment, husk, jacket, mantle, sheath, sheeting, shell, tunic, wrap, wrappage, wrapping), покривка (blanket, cloak, cloth, clothing, coat, cover, covering, mantle, spread, tunic). (various references) | |
Danish | froeskal (testa). (various references) | |
Dutch | zaadhuid. (various references) | |
Finnish | siemenkuori (testa). (various references) | |
French | tégument (testa). (various references) | |
German | Samenschale. (various references) | |
Greek | καλυπτήριος υμήν, περικάλυμμα (jacket, sheath, sheathing, wrapper). (various references) | |
Hebrew | קלפ" (bark, Hull, husk, paring, Peel, rind, shell, skin), עור (dermis, leather, skin). (various references) | |
Hungarian | burok (cod, hull, husk, jacket, rind, sheath, shell, skin). (various references) | |
Italian | tegumento (integument, testa). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | egumenttay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tegumento (integumental, parchment, testa, tunic). (various references) | |
Romanian | tegument (integument). (various references) | |
Russian | оболочка (capsule, coat, cover, covering, envelope, film, involucre, membrane, sheath, shell, shells, skin). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | semena opna, rožna prevlaka. (various references) | |
Spanish | tegumento (body surface, exterior body, tegmentum, testa, tubeshield). (various references) | |
Swedish | fröskal (seed coat, testa). (various references) | |
Thai | เปลือก (armor, armour). (various references) | |
Turkish | tohum zarı (aril, pericarp), zar (bones, cortes, die, film, integument, lamina, membrane, pellicle, skin, velum, wall). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vỏ (cover, tunic, tunica). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | tegumen, tegumentum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tegument": teguments. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "tegument": integument. (additional references) | |
Words containing "tegument": integumentary, integuments. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "tegument" (pronounced 'Teg"u*ment'): Abandonment, Abasement, Abashment, Abatement, Abetment, Abiliment, Abjurement, Abodement, Abolishment, Aborsement, Abortment, Abridgment, Absentment, Abutment, Acclimatement, Accompaniment, Accomplishment, Accordment, Accouchement, Accouplement, Accroachment, Accrument, Accusement, Acharnement, Acknowledgment, Acquirement, Acquitment, Additament, Adjournment, Adjudgment, Adjument, Adjustment, Admonishment, Adorement, Adornment, Advancement, Advertisement, Advisement, Affamishment, Affeerment, Afforcement, Afforciament, Affordment, Affranchisement, Affrayment, Affreightment, Affrightment, Aggrandizement, Aggroupment, Agistment, Agreement, Agroupment, Ailment, Alignment, Alinement, Allayment, Allegement, Allignment, Allotment, Allurement, Amassment, Amazement, Ambushment, Amendment, Amercement, Amerciament, Amortizement, Amusement, Annexment, Announcement, Annulment, Anointment, Antepredicament, Apartment, Appallment, Appeachment, Appeasement, Appertainment, Appliment, Applotment, Appointment, Apportionment, Appraisement, Apprizement, Approachment, Appropriament, Arbitrament, Armament, Arraignment, Arrestment, Arrondissement, Ascertainment, Aspirement, Assailment, Assentment, Assessment, assignment, Assithment, Assortment, Assuagement, Assythment, Astonishment, Astoundment, Attachment, Attainment, Attaintment, Attemperament, Attemperment, Attendement, Attendment, Attirement, Attornment, auripigment, Availment, Avengement, Averment, Avertiment, Avisement, Avouchment, Awakenment, Babblement, Bafflement, Bailment, Balancement, Banishment, Baptizement, Basement, Batement, Battlement, Bedevilment, Bedizenment, Befriendment, Beguilement, Benightment, Benumbment, Bequeathment, Bereavement, Beseechment, Besetment, Besiegement, Bestowment, Betrayment, Betrothment, Betrustment, Betterment, Bevelment, Bewailment, Bewilderment, Bewitchment, Bewrayment, Bickerment, Biliment, Bisegment, Blandishment, Blastment, Blazonment, Blemishment, Bodement, Bombardment, Bouleversement, Brabblement, Branglement, Bushment, Butment, Cajolement, Cantonment, Capillament, Casement, Catchment, Cerement, Cessment, Chastisement, Chatoyment, Cherishment, Cloyment, Coadjument, Coadjustment, Coagment, Coestablishment, Colliquament, Comfortment, Commandment, Commencement, Commitment, Compartment, Compilement, Completement, Complotment, Comportment, Concealment, Concrement, Condiment, Condolement, Confinement, Confutement, Congealment, Conjurement, Consignment, Containment, Contenement, Contentment, Contrivement, Controlment, Convincement, Copartment, Counterrolment, Couplement, Crassiment, Curtailment, Dazzlement, Debarment, Debasement, Debatement, Debauchment, Deboshment, Decampment, Decidement, Decipherment, Declarement, Decorament, Decorement, Decrement, Deducement, Defacement, Deferment, Definement, Deforcement, Defraudment, Defrayment, Degarnishment, Degradement, Delayment, Delineament, Delirament, Demolishment, Denotement, D'enouement, Denouncement, Department, Deplorement, Deportment, Depravement, Depriment, Deprivement, Derailment, Derangement, Derivement, Desightment, Designment, Despisement, Despoilment, Detachment, Detainment, Determent, Dethronement, development, Devilment, Devolvement, Devotement, Diducement, Diminishment, Dimplement, Diriment, Disablement, Disagreement, Disannulment, Disappointment, Disarmament, Disarrangement, Disarrayment, Disaugment, Disavowment, Disbandment, Disbarment, Disbursement, Discernment, Discontentment, Discouragement, Discoverment, Diseasement, Disembarkment, Disembarrassment, Disembodiment, Disemboguement, Disembowelment, Disemployment, Disenchantment, Disencouragement, Disendowment, Disengagement, Disentanglement, Disenthrallment, Disestablishment, Disfigurement, Disfranchisement, Disfurnishment, Disgorgement, Disguisement, Disheartenment, Disillusionment, Disimprovement, Disinteressment, Disinterment, Disinthrallment, Dislodgment, Dismastment, Dismemberment, Disobligement, Disownment, Disparagement, Dispatchment, Dispiritment, Disportment, Disposement, Disquietment, Dissepiment, Dissettlement, Disseverment, Distemperment, Distillment, Distinguishment, Divergement, Divertisement, Divertissement, Divestment, Divinement, Divorcement, Dreariment, Dwindlement, Easement, Eclaircissement, 'Ecrasement, Effacement, Eggement, Ejectment, Eliquament, Eloignment, Eloinment, Elopement, Embalmment, Embankment, Embarkment, Embarrassment, Embasement, Embattlement, Embayment, Embedment, Embellishment, Embezzlement, Embitterment, Emblazonment, Emblement, Embodiment, Emboitement, Embossment, Embowelment, Emboyssement, Embracement, Embranchment, Embreathement, Embroilment, Embushment, Emolument, Empalement, Emplacement, Employment, Empoisonment, Empressement, Enablement, Enactment, Enamorment, Encampment, Encasement, Encashment, Enchainment, Enchantment, Enclavement, Encomberment, Encompassment, Encouragement, Encroachment, Encrustment, Encumberment, Encystment, Endamagement, Endangerment, Endearment, Endeavorment, Endictment, Endowment, Enduement, Endurement, Enfeeblement, Enfeoffment, Enfoldment, Enforcement, Enfranchisement, Engagement, Engorgement, Engraffment. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-g-m-n-t-t-u" | |
-1 letter: tegumen. | |
-2 letters: nutmeg, tegmen, unmeet. | |
-3 letters: genet, neume, tenet, tenge, tutee, unmet. | |
-4 letters: emeu, gene, gent, genu, geum, meet, menu, mete, mute, mutt, neem, nett, neum, teem, teen, tent, tune, tung. | |
-5 letters: eme, emu, eng, gee, gem, gen, get, gnu, gum, gun, gut, meg, men, met, mug, mun, mut, nee, net, nut, tee, teg, ten, tet, tug, tun, tut. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-g-m-n-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: tegmentum, teguments. | |
+2 letters: integument. | |
+3 letters: integuments. | |
+4 letters: augmentative. | |
+5 letters: argumentative, augmentatives, integumentary, telecommuting. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 65 67 75 6D 65 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- . --. ..- -- . -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100101 01100111 01110101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T e g u m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0065 0067 0075 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5471738779718086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Translations: Ancient 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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