| English Dictionary |
OSSICULATE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does ossiculate mean?
• OSSICULATE (adjective)
The adjective OSSICULATE has 1 sense:
1. pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear
Familiarity information: OSSICULATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
ossicular; ossiculate
Pertainym:
ossicle (a small bone; especially one in the middle ear)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Too many chiefs and not enough indians." (English proverb)
"The chicken that cries at night will not lay eggs in the morning." (Albanian proverb)
"The old horse in the stable still yearns to run 1000 li." (Chinese proverb)
"Leave the spool to the artisan." (Corsican proverb)
"The chicken that cries at night will not lay eggs in the morning." (Albanian proverb)
"The old horse in the stable still yearns to run 1000 li." (Chinese proverb)
"Leave the spool to the artisan." (Corsican proverb)