Mentum

Word MENTUM
Character 6
Hyphenation ‖men tum
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Mentum"

What do we mean by mentum?

The chin.

A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.

The central part of the labium in insects.

A projection in front of the flower in some orchids.

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The word "mentum" in example sentences

Mentum: a labial sclerite bearing the movable parts; attached to and sometimes fused with the sub-mentum; corresponds to the (united) stipes of maxillae: in Coleoptera, what is usually called mentum is really submentum: in Diptera, the term is applied to the posterior oral margin: in Hymenoptera, is part of "tongue," the second joint bearing the labial palpi, paraglossae and ligula. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

A 2004 presidential bid failed to recapture the Joe-mentum'' of the earlier race, and he bowed out early. ❋ Devlin Barrett (2011)

It absolutely pains me to type it, but he's really shown some "Joe-mentum" this week. ❋ Chris Weigant (2010)

By getting the House to act first, he created a valuable (but rather intangible) thing in Washington -- "political momentum" (insert your own "Joe-mentum" joke here, I guess...) ❋ Chris Weigant (2010)

Joe-mentum: Actually, my esteemed colleague Michael Scherer got there first on the Zell Miller analogy more than a month ago. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As Mike Ditka might say, the Chicago bid needs more mo-mentum as the race nears the wire. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The laws of political physics behind the theory of Joe-mentum proved to be a disaster. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Joe-mentum has left the station on the wrong track. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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