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(), v. i.To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [R.] Tur"binate (), Tur"bina°ted ()} a.[L. turbinatus, turbo, turben, -inis, a whirl, top.] 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. (Zol.) Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells. スポンサード リンク
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