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cochlea.

snail; (form) snail shell; spiral; screw (press/water/wood); winding entrance;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɔ.kʰɫe.a]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.kle.a]

  1. snail

    declension-1 · feminine
    in cochleam

  2. snail snailshell

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. spiral (form of a snailshell)

    declension-1 · feminine · metonymically

  4. screw of a press

    declension-1 · feminine · metonymically

  5. Archimedes' screw, water screw, screw pump (machine for drawing water by raising it)

    declension-1 · feminine · metonymically

  6. A kind of revolving door.

    declension-1 · feminine · metonymically
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱς (-ĭ́ās) Ancient Greek κοχλῐ́ᾱς (kokhlĭ́ās)bor. Latin cochlea Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοχλῐ́ᾱς (kokhlĭ́ās, “snail with a spiral shell”).

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