01 v. i. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
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To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.[R.]
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5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Turbinate
· Tur·bi·nate
· IPA
02 a. Whirling in the manner of a top.
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Whirling in the manner of a top.“A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole.” — Bentley.
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Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root.(Bot.)
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Turbinal.(Anat.)
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Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.(Zool.)