different between nervure vs subcostal

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

sub- +? costal

Adjective

subcostal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Below a rib or the ribs.
2. (entomology) Pertaining to the subcosta and/or the area of the wing next to it.

Translations

Noun

subcostal (plural subcostals)

1. (anatomy) A subcostal muscle.
2. (zoology) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal.

Synonyms

• (part of insect wing): subcosta

Spanish

Etymology

sub- +? costal

Adjective

subcostal (plural subcostales)

1. (anatomy) subcostal (below a rib or the ribs)

Further reading

• “subcostal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.