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Definition: Vertebral Column |
Vertebral ColumnNoun1. The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Vertebral ColumnSynonyms: back (n), backbone (n), rachis (n), spinal column (n), spine (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Centrality | Core, kernel; nucleus, nucleolus; heart, pole axis, bull's eye; nave, navel; umbilicus, backbone, marrow, pith; vertebra, vertebral column; hotbed; concentration; (convergence); centralization; symmetry. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| 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 |
vertebral column | 78 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "vertebral column"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | العمود الفقري (back bone, backbone, spine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | гръбначен стълб (spinal column, spine, vertebrae). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | rygraden (backbone, spine), hvirvelsoejlen (backbone, spina, spine), columna vertebralis (backbone, spine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | wervelkolom (spine), ruggegraat (spine), rhachis (backbone, spine), columna vertebralis (backbone, spine), columna spinalis (backbone, spine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | colonne vertébrale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Wirbelsaeule (backbone, spinal column, spine), Rueckgrat (backbone, spine), Columna vertebralis (backbone, spine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σπονδυλική στήλη (backbone, spine, vertebral columm). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gerincoszlop (spinal column, spine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spina dorsale (back, backbone, Chine, spinal column, spine), rachide (rachides, rachis), colonna vertebrale (backbone, spinal column), colonna rachidea (backbone, spine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 脊椎 (spine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せきつい (spine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ertebralvay olumncay coluna vertebral (chine). (various references) coloanã vertebralã (spinal column, spine). (various references) columna vertebral (backbone, spinal column). (various references) omurga (backbone, Carina, Chine, keel, rachis, spinal coloumn, spine, vertebrae), belkemiği (back, backbone, basis, Chine, rachis, spinal, spinal coloumn, spine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-l-l-m-n-o-r-r-t-u-v" | |
-4 letters: unremovable. | |
-5 letters: allurement, antebellum, brocatelle, celebrator, enumerator, malevolent, overbrutal, overmantel, overmature, returnable, vulnerable. | |
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