different between sheath vs invaginate
sheath
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English sheth, shethe (“holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath”) [and other forms], from Old English s??aþ (“sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (“sheath; covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect, split”) (possibly from the notion of a split stick with a sword inserted). The English word is cognate with Danish skede, Dutch schede, Icelandic skeið, German Scheide, Low German scheed, Norwegian skjede.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sh?th, IPA(key): /?i??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?i?/
- Rhymes: -i??
Noun
sheath (plural sheaths)
- A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
- (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
- Synonyms: case, casing, cover, covering, envelope
- (botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
- (electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
- (entomology) One of the elytra of an insect.
- (fashion) A tight-fitting dress.
- (zoology) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
- (Britain, informal) A condom.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:condom
Derived terms
- leaf sheath
- myelin sheath
- sheathy
Related terms
- sheathe
- heliosheath
- resheath, resheathe
- unsheath, unsheathe
Translations
Etymology 2
A variant of sheathe.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sh?th, IPA(key): /?i?ð/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ið/
- Rhymes: -i?ð
Verb
sheath (third-person singular simple present sheaths, present participle sheathing, simple past and past participle sheathed)
- Alternative spelling of sheathe
- Antonym: unsheath
Derived terms
- ensheath, insheath
- resheath
- unsheath
References
Further reading
- sheath on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- sheath in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sheath in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- heaths
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invaginate
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin inv?g?n?tus, past participle of Medieval Latin inv?g?n?re, from in- + v?g?na (“sheath”).
Adjective
invaginate (not comparable)
- (biology) sheathed
- (biology) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.
Verb
invaginate (third-person singular simple present invaginates, present participle invaginating, simple past and past participle invaginated)
- (medicine, surgery) To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.
- (medicine) To turn or fold inwardly.
- (medicine) To fold inward to create a hollow space where none had existed, as with a gastrula forming from a blastula.
Derived terms
- invagination
Translations
Italian
Verb
invaginate
- second-person plural present indicative of invaginarsi
- second-person plural imperative of invaginarsi
- feminine plural of invaginato
invaginate From the web:
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