Ampulla
/æmˈpʊlə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel. historical
- 2 a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils wordnet
- 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 the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear wordnet
- 5 The dilated end of a duct.
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- 6 The spongiole of a root.
Synonyms
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More examples"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.