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单词 pulvinar
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pulvinar

[ puhl-vahy-ner ]
/ pʌlˈvaɪ nər /

noun, plural pul·vi·nar·i·a [puhl-vuh-nair-ee-uh]. /ˌpʌl vəˈnɛər i ə/.

(in ancient Rome)
  1. a cushioned couch kept in readiness for any visitation of a god.
  2. a cushioned seat at a circus.
Also called pulvinus. (on an Ionic capital) either of two convex forms having on their ends two of the volutes.

adjective

pulvinate (def. 3).

Origin of pulvinar

1590–1600; (noun) <Latin pulvīnar cushioned couch, equivalent to pulvīn(us) cushion + -ar, shortening of -āre, neuter of āris-ar1; (adj.) pulvin(us) + -ar1

Words nearby pulvinar

pulv., pulverable, pulverize, pulverulent, pulvillus, pulvinar, pulvinate, pulvinus, puma, pumelo, pumice
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Example sentences from the Web for pulvinar

  • And upon taking his wife again, after the divorce, he declared by proclamation, "that he had recalled her to his pulvinar."

    The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete|C. Suetonius Tranquillus
  • But I do not approve of his witnessing the Circensian games from the Pulvinar.

    The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete|C. Suetonius Tranquillus

Medical definitions for pulvinar

pulvinar
[ pŭl-vīnər ]

n.

The posterior extremity of the thalamus, forming a cushionlike prominence over the posterior aspect of the internal capsule.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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