Glome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡləʊm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glome is a noun meaning (anatomy) One of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of a horse's foot.
Meaning
(anatomy) One of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of a horse's foot.
More Meanings
- (botany) A globular head of flowers.
- (geometry) A hypersphere in 4-dimensional Euclidean space defined as the set of all points that are at a given distance from a given point, also called a 3-sphere.
- (obsolete) To look gloomy, morose, dark or sullen.
- (obsolete) gloom or gloam
Example Sentences
Not with loathsome muck as a den unclean, Nor palace like, whereat disdain may glome
Word Forms
- glomes
- gloming
- glomed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glochidium, glomalean, epipodium, gloeovessel, glabella, glume.
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