different between septum vs spetum

English

Alternative forms

• saeptum, sæptum (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin s?ptum (“enclosure, wall, fence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?p.t?m/
• Rhymes: -?pt?m

Noun

septum (plural septa)

1. (biology) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.

   Synonym: dissepiment

   1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of nasal septum: the cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils.
   2. (anatomy) Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
   3. (botany) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
   4. (mycology) A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
   5. (zoology) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
   6. (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
   7. (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
2. (colloquial) Ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing.

Hyponyms

• nasal septum
• interventricular septum
• septum pellucidum

Derived terms

Translations

References

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

Anagrams

• spetum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?se?p.tum/, [?s?e?pt????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?sep.tum/, [?s?pt?um]

Noun

s?ptum n (genitive s?pt?); second declension

1. Alternative form of saeptum.

Descendants

? English: septum

English

Etymology

From Italian spedo (“a spit”). Doublet of spit.

Noun

spetum (plural spetums)

1. (historical) A medieval long spear with two sharp tapering blades projecting forward at 45 degrees with the blunt side facing the opponent.

Synonyms

• ranseur

Anagrams

• septum