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cilium (encz) | cilium, n: |
Cilium (gcide) | Cilia \Cil"i*a\, n. pl. Cilium, the sing., is rarely used. [L.
cilium eyelid.]
1. (Anat.) The eyelashes.
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2. (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages
lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher
animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the
whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on
some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many
larval forms, they are locomotive organs.
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3. (Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a
fringe like the eyelash.
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4. (Zool.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat
resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
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Cilium (gcide) | Cilium \Cil"i*um\, n. [L., eyelid.]
See Cilia.
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cilium (wn) | cilium
n 1: a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides
locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
2: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the
eyelids [syn: eyelash, lash, cilium] |
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cilium (encz) | cilium, n: |
supercilium (encz) | supercilium, n: |
Supercilium (gcide) | Supercilium \Su`per*cil"i*um\, n. [L.] (Zool.)
The eyebrow, or the region of the eyebrows.
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cilium (wn) | cilium
n 1: a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides
locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
2: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the
eyelids [syn: eyelash, lash, cilium] |
supercilium (wn) | supercilium
n 1: the arch of hair above each eye [syn: eyebrow, brow,
supercilium] |
CONCILIUM (bouvier) | CONCILIUM. A day allowed to a defendant to make his defence; an imparlance,
4 Bl. Com. 356, n.; 3 T. R. 530.
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CONCILIUM REGI (bouvier) | CONCILIUM REGIS. The name of a tribunal which existed in England during the
times of Edward I. and Edward H., composed of the judges and sages of the
law. To them were referred cases of great difficulty. Co. Litt. 804.
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