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spinal column

spi·nal col·umn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spahyn-l kol-uh m]
    • /ˈspaɪn l ˈkɒl əm/
    • /ˈspaɪ.nəl ˈkɒləm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahyn-l kol-uh m]
    • /ˈspaɪn l ˈkɒl əm/

Definitions of spinal column words

  • noun spinal column the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone. 1
  • noun spinal column vertebrae, backbone 1
  • countable noun spinal column Your spinal column is your spine. 0
  • noun spinal column a series of contiguous or interconnecting bony or cartilaginous segments that surround and protect the spinal cord 0
  • noun spinal column the series of joined vertebrae forming the axial support for the skeleton; spine; backbone 0
See all 5 definitions of spinal column

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Origin of spinal column

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Spinal column

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Spinal column

spinal column popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spinal column usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for spinal column

noun spinal column

  • chine — the backbone
  • back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
  • backbone — Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
  • rachis — Botany. the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme. (in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed. any of various axial structures.
All 4 Synonyms of spinal column

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