esfenoide

See also: esfenóide

Galician

Noun

esfenoide m (plural esfenoides)

1. (anatomy) the sphenoid bone

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• esfenóide (pre-1990 spelling)
• esphenoide (archaic)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σφηνοειδής (sphēnoeidḗs, “wedge-shaped”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [is.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /es.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [es.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [is.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /es.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [es.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [iʃ.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi], /eʃ.feˈnɔj.d͡ʒi/ [eʃ.feˈnɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.feˈnɔj.de/ [es.feˈnɔɪ̯.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.fɨˈnɔj.dɨ/ [(i)ʃ.fɨˈnɔj.ðɨ]

Noun

esfenoide m (plural esfenoides)

1. (anatomy) sphenoid bone

Hypernyms

• osso

Holonyms

• crânio

Coordinate terms

• occipital, parietal, frontal, temporal, etmoide

Spanish

Noun

esfenoide m (plural esfenoides)

1. (anatomy) the sphenoid bone
2. (geometry) sphenoid

Derived terms

• biesfenoide