Acetabulum

What do we mean by acetabulum?

The cup-shaped cavity at the base of the hipbone into which the ball-shaped head of the femur fits. noun

A cavity or socket in the body of an insect into which an appendage fits. noun

A cup-shaped structure, such as the sucker of a tapeworm or leech. noun

capitalized A genus of calcareous green algæ, Chlorophyceæ, found in tropical or subtropical waters: characterized by anerectaxis surmounted by a solid cap which consists of numerous radiating chambers. Also Acetabularia. noun

In Roman antiquity: A vinegar-cup; a small wide-mouthed vessel of earthenware or metal, sometimes placed on the larger food-dishes, in which vinegar or other condiment was served. A dry or liquid measure, .0677 of a liter. Daremberg et Saglio. A similar cup or vessel used by jugglers in their feats. noun

In anatomy: The cavity of the os innominatum, or hip-bone, which receives the head of the femur; the cotyle, or cotyloid cavity, formed at the junction of the ilium, ischium, and pubis. See cuts under sacrarium, quarter, innominate. A cotyledon or lobe of the placenta of ruminating animals. In insects, the socket of the trunk in which the leg is inserted. A cup-like sucker, such as those with which the arms of the cuttlefish and other dibranchiate cephalopodous mollusks are provided. See cut under Sepia. A sessile or pedunculate sucker-like organ on the ventral surface of certain entozoa. noun

In botany: The cup- or saucer-like fructification of many lichens. The receptacle of certain fungi. noun

In music, an ancient instrument, made either of earthenware or of metal, used like a kettledrum or struck against another acetabulum after the manner of cymbals. noun

A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc. noun

The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone. noun

The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. noun

A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. noun

The large posterior sucker of the leeches. noun

One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals. noun

A vinegar cup; noun

The socket of the hipbone; noun

A measure of about one eighth of a pint noun

The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone. noun

The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. noun

The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.

The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.

A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.

The large posterior sucker of the leeches.

One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.

(Roman Antiquities) A vinegar cup.

(Roman Antiquities) The socket of the hipbone.

(Roman Antiquities) A measure of about one eighth of a pint.

Words that are spelled similarly to acetabulum:
acetabulum, acetabular, acetabula.

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Nouns that are often described by the adjective acetabulum:
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Words that sound like acetabulum:
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