Ampulla

//æmˈpʊlə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel. historical
  2. 2
    a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils wordnet
  3. 3
    A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil.

    "Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held."

  4. 4
    the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear wordnet
  5. 5
    The dilated end of a duct.
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  1. 6
    The spongiole of a root.

Synonyms

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bulbglow lamp

Example

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"Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held."

Etymology

From Latin ampulla.

Related phrases

ampulla of Lorenziniampulla of Vater

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