different between tarsus vs centrale

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tarsus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??.s?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t??.s?s/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s?s

Noun

tarsus (plural tarsi)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates.
   1. (anatomy) A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.

      Hyponyms: talus, calcaneus, navicular bone, cuboid bone, lateral cuneiform bone, intermediate cuneiform bone, medial cuneiform bone

   2. (zootomy) The shank or tarsometatarsus of the leg of a bird or reptile.
   3. (zootomy) The true foot or the fifth joint of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, typically consisting of several small segments and ending in a claw.
2. (anatomy) A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.

Derived terms

Related terms

• acrotarsium
• tarsometatarsus

Translations

References

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

Anagrams

• Asturs, Rastus, Surats, S?tras, surats, sutras, s?tras, tussar

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (tarsós, “the flat of the foot; the edge of the eyelid and its lashes”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?tar.sus/, [?t??rsus]

Noun

tarsus m (genitive tars?); second declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) The flat part of the foot.
2. (anatomy) The edge of the eyelid.

Inflection

Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

• tars?lis (adjective)

Descendants

• ? English: tarsus

English

Etymology

New Latin centrale.

Noun

centrale (plural centralia)

1. (anatomy) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or tarsus in most vertebrates. In the human tarsus it is represented by the navicular.

Synonyms

• os centrale

Anagrams

• clearnet, entrelac

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n?tra?.l?/
• Hyphenation: cen?tra?le
• Rhymes: -a?l?

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French centrale.

Noun

centrale f (plural centrales, diminutive centraletje n)

1. hub, central
2. plant, factory
3. exchange (in a communications network)

Derived terms

Related terms

• centraal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

centrale

1. Inflected form of centraal

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??.t?al/

Adjective

centrale

1. feminine singular of central

Noun

centrale f (plural centrales)

1. power plant

Derived terms

• centrale électrique
• centrale nucléaire

Anagrams

• calèrent
• lacèrent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin centr?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??en?tra.le/

Adjective

centrale (plural centrali)

1. central

   Italia centrale - central Italy

2. main

   Qual è lo scopo centrale di questo piano? - What is the main purpose of this plan?

Related terms

Noun

centrale f (plural centrali)

1. head office

Latin

Adjective

centr?le

1. nominative neuter singular of centr?lis
2. accusative neuter singular of centr?lis
3. vocative neuter singular of centr?lis

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t??en?t?a.le]

Adjective

centrale f pl or n pl

1. nominative feminine plural of central
2. accusative feminine plural of central
3. nominative neuter plural of central
4. accusative neuter plural of central

Swedish

Adjective

centrale

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of central.

Anagrams

• celterna