单词 | carina |
释义 | carina1/kəˈrʌɪnə / /kəˈriːnə/noun (plural carinae /kəˈrʌɪniː/ or carinas) chiefly Biology 1A keel-shaped structure, in particular:This combined system of the exodermic deck and steel box girders resulted in a clean, uncluttered structure with smooth lines that complement the carina piers and segmental concrete approaches....
1.1The ridge of a bird’s breastbone, to which the main flight muscles are attached.Denticles on both anterior and posterior carinae are approximately equivalent in size....
1.2A cartilage situated at the point where the trachea (windpipe) divides into the two bronchi.Bronchoscopy revealed a normal distal trachea, carina and right mainstem bronchus....
Derivativescarinal
OriginEarly 18th century: from Latin, 'keel'. Carina2/kəˈrʌɪnə / /kəˈriːnə/Astronomy 1A southern constellation (the Keel) partly in the Milky Way, originally part of Argo. It contains the second-brightest star in the sky, Canopus. 1.1 (as genitive Carinae kəˈrʌɪnikəˈriːnikəˈrʌɪnʌɪ) Used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Beta Carinae OriginLatin. |
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