Thesaurus: turbinate

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1. v. i. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
2. a. Alt. of Turbinated
3. adj. of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
4. adj. in the shape of a coil
5. n. any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
6. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [R.] 1. Whirling in the manner of a top. A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole. Bentley. 2. (Bot.) Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root. 3. (Anat.) Turbinal. 4. (Zoöl.) Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.
7. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [R.]
8. j:22/n:78 a. of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages