different between nervure vs nervation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French nervure.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n??vj(?)?/

Noun

nervure (plural nervures)

1. A vein in the wing of an insect.
2. (botany, now rare) Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.
3. (architecture) One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.

Synonyms

• (vein): vein

French

Etymology

From nerf (“nerve”) +? -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??.vy?/
• Rhymes: -y?

Noun

nervure f (plural nervures)

1. nervure

Related terms

• nervurer

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nervus (“nerve, sinew”), perhaps via French nervation.

Noun

nervation (plural nervations)

1. A pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a leaf.

   His parchment skin eerily displayed a blood-red nervation.

Synonyms

• venation

Related terms

• nerved
• nerveless
• nervure

Translations

Anagrams

• vernation

French

Etymology

From nerver (“to fit with nerves”), from Latin nervus (“nerve, sinew”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nervation f (plural nervations)

1. nervation, pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a leaf

Synonyms

• veinure

Related terms

• nerf m
• nerval (adjective)
• nervure
• nervurer

Further reading

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