Spinous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspaɪnəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Spinous is an adjective meaning Having many spines.
Meaning
Having many spines.
More Meanings
- Spine-like; spiny.
- (anatomy) Having a sharp projection.
- (obsolete) Of a person: difficult to deal with, prickly.
- (rare) Of a subject: providing many difficulties, thorny.
Example Sentences
The organs are simple and spinous, the spines small distally on the organ, larger proximally.
For rough spinous humour few could beat Socrates. In Plato we have this humour toned down into a refined irony.
He had the rough magnanimity of the old English vein, mellowed into tenderness and dashed with a flexible and spinous humor.
The spinous problem shifted from the how to find minima efficiently to what method should be employed to provide a better connection between the topography and the dynamics on the surface.
Synonyms for spinous
Depending on context, synonyms include pointed, acanthoid, acanthous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acanthoid, acanthous, pointed, tegument, multispinous, macrospinous.
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