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Promontories
(gcide) | Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. Promontories. [ L.
promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,
mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See Mount, n.]
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1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into
the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
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Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.
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2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:
(a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum
where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.
(b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the
ear.
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Promontories
(gcide) | Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. Promontories. [ L.
promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,
mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See Mount, n.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into
the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
[1913 Webster]
Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:
(a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum
where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.
(b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the
ear.
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