fontanelle
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from French fontanelle, from Old French fontenelle, diminutive of fontaine (“fountain, spring”).
Noun
editfontanelle (plural fontanelles)
- (anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
- (music) A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editsoft spot on a baby's head
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Further reading
editfontanelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
editEtymology
editFrom Old French fontenelle.
Noun
editfontanelle f (plural fontanelles)
Further reading
edit- “fontanelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfontanelle f
- plural of fontanella
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