Ungula

Ungula
Ungula Un"gu*la, n.; pl. {Ungul[ae]}. [L., a claw, hoof, from unguis a nail, claw, hoof.] 1. A hoof, claw, or talon. [1913 Webster]

2. (Geom.) A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse. [1913 Webster]

3. (Bot.) Same as {Unguis}, 3. [1913 Webster]

{Spherical ungula} (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the surface of the sphere. [1913 Webster]


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  • ungula — / ungula/ s.f. [der. del lat. unguis unghia , con suff. dim.]. (zool.) [unghia del terzo dito degli equidi, ispessita fino a formare la suola della zampa] ▶◀ [➨ unghione (2)] …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • úngula — s. f. 1. Garra ou unha. 2. Saliência membranosa do ângulo interno do olho.   ‣ Etimologia: latim ungula, ae, unha, casco …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Ungŭla — (lat.), 1) Huf, Klaue; daher Ungulata, so v.w. Hufthiere; 2) U. ocŭli, so v.w. Flügelfell …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Ungula — Ungula, lat., Huf; ungulata, Hufthiere …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • ungula — [uŋ′gyo͞o lə] n. pl. ungulae [uŋ′gyo͞olē΄] [L, a hoof < unguis, a hoof, NAIL] UNGUIS (sense 2) ungular adj …   English World dictionary

  • ungula — Unguis Un guis, n.; pl. {Ungues}. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.] 1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ungula — /ung gyeuh leuh/, n., pl. ungulae / lee /. Bot. an unguis. [1350 1400; ME < L ungula a claw, hoof, talon, dim. of unguis UNGUIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • ungula — ùn·gu·la s.f. TS zool. → zoccolo {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1961. ETIMO: dal lat. ŭngŭla(m), dim. di unguis unghia , v. anche unghia …   Dizionario italiano

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