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Definition: Trochlear |
TrochlearNoun1. Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Trochlear \Troch"le*ar\, noun. [Latin expression trochlea block or pulley.]. (Websters 1913) |
"Trochlear" is a common misspelling or typo for: torchbearer, trachea, tracheae, tracheal, troche, trochee, truckler. |
Synonyms: TrochlearSynonyms: fourth cranial nerve (n), trochlear nerve (n), trochlearis (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: decussation of trochlear nerves (medicine), pathetic nerve, synovial trochlear bursa, trochlear fossa, trochlear muscles, trochlear nerve, trochlear notch, trochlear spine. |
Crosswords: Trochlear |
| English words defined with "trochlear": Pathetic nerve ♦ Supratrochlear ♦ Trochlea, Trochleary. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "trochlear": Raphe Nuclei ♦ Trochlear Nerve Diseases, trochlear spine. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | They include the olfactory (I), optic (II), oculomotor (III), trochlear (IV), trigeminal (V), abducens (VI), facial (VII), vestibulocochlear (VIII), glossopharyngeal (IX), vagus (X), accessory (XI), and hypoglossal (XII) nerves. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Trochlear" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Trochlear" is used about 2 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% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "trochlear": trochlear nerve ♦ Trochlear Nerve Diseases ♦ trochlear spine. 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 |
trochlear | 3 |
trochlear nerve | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "trochlear"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | spina trochlearis (trochlear spine), nervus trochlearis (pathetic nerve, trochlear nerve), fovea trochlearis (trochlear fossa), decussatio nervorum trochlearium (decussation of trochlear nerves), bursa synovialis trochlearis (synovial trochlear bursa). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | vagina synovialis trochleae (synovial trochlear bursa), spina trochlearis (trochlear spine), nervus trochlearis (pathetic nerve, trochlear nerve), nervus patheticus (pathetic nerve, trochlear nerve), fovea trochlearis (trochlear fossa), decussatio nervorum trochlearicum (decussation of trochlear nerves). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | nerf pathétique (trochlear nerve), muscles trochléens (trochlear muscles), grande cavité sigmoïde du cubitus (trochlear notch), fossette trochléaire (trochlear fossa), entrecroisement des nerfs pathétiques (decussation of trochlear nerves), bourse du grand oblique de l'oeil (synovial trochlear bursa), épine trochléaire (trochlear spine). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Vagina synovialis trochleae (synovial trochlear bursa), Spina trochlearis (trochlear spine), Nervus trochlearis (pathetic nerve, trochlear nerve), Incisura trochlearis ulnae (trochlear notch), Incisura trochlearis (trochlear notch), Incisura sigmoidea major ulnae (trochlear notch), Incisura semilunaris major ulnae (trochlear notch), Foveola trochlearis (trochlear fossa), Fovea trochlearis (trochlear fossa), Decussatio nervorum trochlearium (decussation of trochlear nerves), Cavitas semilunaris (trochlear notch), Bursa synovialis trochlearis (synovial trochlear bursa), Augenroller (trochlear muscles). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | spina trochlearis (trochlear spine), nervo trocleare (pathetic nerve, trochlear nerve), nervo patetico (pathetic nerve, trochlear nerve), borsa trocleare (synovial trochlear bursa). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 滑車神経 (trochlear nerve). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かっしゃし"けい (trochlear nerve). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ochleartray nervio troclear (pathetic nerve, trochlear nerve), nervio patético (pathetic nerve, trochlear nerve), fosa troclear (trochlear fossa), fóvea troclear (trochlear fossa), decusación de los nervios patéticos (decussation of trochlear nerves), bolsa troclear sinovial (synovial trochlear bursa). (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "trochlear": trochlears. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "trochlear" (pronounced 'Troch"le*ar'): Abear, Acapsular, Acetabular, Acicular, Acutangular, Adar, Adminicular, Afar, Affear, Alar, Alcazar, Alegar, Alkazar, Almacantar, Almucantar, Altar, Altincar, Alular, Anangular, Annular, Ant-bear, Antiar, Antimacassar, Antisolar, Apicular, Apolar, Appendicular, ar, Arbuscular, Areolar, Asmear, Assamar, Astragalar, Astylar, Atrabiliar, Attar, Auricular, avatar, Avicular, Avuncular, Axillar, Bahar, bar, Beeregar, Besmear, Bestar, Bezoar, Biangular, Bicapsular, Bicycular. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-l-o-r-r-t" | |
-1 letter: chelator, chlorate, chortler, trochlea. | |
-2 letters: caroler, charter, cholate, cholera, chorale, choreal, chortle, creator, loather, locater, rathole, reactor, realtor, rechart, relator, trachle, trochal, trochar. | |
-3 letters: archer, carrel, carrot, cartel, carter, chalet, chalot, charro, choler, choral, chorea, claret, clothe, coaler, coater, colter, corral, crater, halter, harlot, hector, lather, lector, loathe, locate, ochrea, orache, oracle, rachet. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-h-l-o-r-r-t" | |
+1 letter: orchestral, rhetorical, tracheolar, trochlears. | |
+2 letters: perchlorate. | |
+3 letters: galactorrhea, heterocercal, orchestrally, perchlorates, procathedral, rhetorically, trochanteral, unrhetorical. | |
+4 letters: galactorrheas, prehistorical, procathedrals, tetrachloride, thermonuclear, treacherously. | |
+5 letters: chronometrical, electrotherapy, electrothermal, erythroblastic, interparochial, orthomolecular, petrographical, tetrachlorides. | |
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