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Turbinate v. i. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. (R.)

adjective

Turbinated, Turbinate adj.

Whirling in the manner of a top. "A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole."

(Bot.) Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root.

(Anat.) Turbinal.

(Zool.) Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; said of certain shells.

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Etymology of 'Turbinate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Turbinate" Quotes from Famous Books

... ulceration. In the nose, especially when the ulcerative process is associated with a putrid discharge—ozaena—the destruction of tissue may be considerable and result in unsightly deformity. The entire palatal portions of the upper jaws, the vomer, turbinate, and other bones bounding the nasal and oral cavities, may disappear, so that on looking into the mouth the base of the skull is readily seen. Gummatous disease is frequently observed also in the flat bones of the skull, in the bones of the ...

— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

... open. Make this open-feeling habitual when speaking—we say make because it is a matter of resolution and of practise, if your vocal organs are healthy. Your tone passages may be partly closed by enlarged tonsils, adenoids, or enlarged turbinate bones of the nose. If so, a skilled physician should ...

— The Art of Public Speaking • Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein