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styloid

sty·loid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stahy-loid]
    • /ˈstaɪ lɔɪd/
    • /stˈaɪlɔɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stahy-loid]
    • /ˈstaɪ lɔɪd/

Definitions of styloid word

  • adjective styloid Botany. resembling a style; slender and pointed. 1
  • adjective styloid Anatomy. pertaining to a styloid process. 1
  • adjective styloid resembling a stylus 0
  • adjective styloid of or relating to a projecting process of the temporal bone 0
  • adjective styloid resembling a style; styliform 0
  • adjective styloid designating or of any of various long, slender processes, esp. that at the base of the temporal bone 0

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Origin of styloid

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
From the New Latin word styloīdēs, dating back to 1605-15. See style, -oid

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Parts of speech for Styloid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

styloid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

styloid usage trend in Literature

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