different between lacrymal vs lachrymal

English

Adjective

lacrymal (comparative more lacrymal, superlative most lacrymal)

1. Alternative spelling of lacrimal

Noun

lacrymal (plural lacrymals)

1. Alternative spelling of lachrymal (vase intended for collecting tears).

French

Adjective

lacrymal (feminine singular lacrymale, masculine plural lacrymaux, feminine plural lacrymales)

1. lacrimal

Derived terms

• os lacrymal

Further reading

• “lacrymal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• lacrimal, lacrymal

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrym?lis, from lachryma (“a tear”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lacrimal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?lak.??m.?l/, /?lak.??m.l?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?læk.??m.?l/
• Rhymes: -æk??m?l

Adjective

lachrymal (not comparable)

1. (formal, literary) Connected with weeping or tears.
2. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lachrymal (plural lachrymals)

1. A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears).
2. (humorous, in the plural) Lachrymal feelings or organs.
3. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

References

• “lachrymal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “lachrymal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).