Apophysis

//əˈpɑfɪsɪs//

Synonyms for "apophysis"

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Translations

28 translations across 16 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀπόφυσις noun (outgrowth)

Arabic

1 entries
  • زَائِدَة جِدَارِيَّة noun (outgrowth)

Catalan

1 entries
  • apòfisi noun (outgrowth)

Finnish

4 entries
  • apofyysi noun (outgrowth)
  • apofyysi noun (part of a cone)
  • apofyysi noun (branch)
  • luu-uloke noun (outgrowth)

French

1 entries
  • apophyse noun (outgrowth)

Galician

2 entries
  • apófise noun (outgrowth)
  • apófise noun (branch)

German

2 entries
  • Fortsatz noun (outgrowth)
  • Knochenfortsatz noun (outgrowth)

Greek

2 entries
  • απόφυση noun (outgrowth)
  • απόφυση noun (branch)

Ido

1 entries
  • apofizo noun (outgrowth)

Italian

2 entries
  • apofisi noun (outgrowth)
  • apofisi noun (branch)

Latin

1 entries
  • apophysis noun (outgrowth)

Polish

2 entries
  • apofiza noun (part of a cone)
  • apofiza noun (branch)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • apófise noun (outgrowth)
  • apófise noun (branch)

Russian

2 entries
  • апо́физ noun (outgrowth)
  • апофи́за noun (branch)

Spanish

1 entries
  • apófisis noun (outgrowth)

Swedish

3 entries
  • apofys noun (outgrowth)
  • apofys noun (part of a cone)
  • apofys noun (branch)

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Every bone in the real duck had its representative in the automaton, and its wings were anatomically exact. Every cavity, apophysis, and curvature was imitated, and each bone executed its proper movements.

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In the male each palpal tibia shows a long narrow apophysis on the outerside.

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Minor palingenetic magmas probably were generated at this time and intruded the mantling rocks in the form of small sills and apophyses; …

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