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Added 9 October 2026

turbinate

adjective

Latin root: turbinatus Wiktionary

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Shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top).
In the shape of a coil.
Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex.
a turbinate shell

noun

A turbinal or turbinate bone.

verb

To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.

Origin

From Latin turbinatus.

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