Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, an instrument for reducing dislocations.
- noun Pl. scalæ (-lē). In zoology and anatomy, one of three cavities of the cochlea, in man and other mammals winding spirally around the modiolus or columella of the ear, as a spiral staircase winds around the newel: in lower vertebrates much simplified.
- noun [capitalized] In conchology, an old generic name of wentletraps: same as
Scalaria .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Surg.) A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus.
- noun (Anat.) A term applied to any one of the three canals of the cochlea.
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- noun
Ladder ;sequence . - noun anatomy
Ladder -like structure in thecochlea of a mammal's ear. - noun A
machine formerly used for reducingdislocations of thehumerus .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It reaches about half-way toward the outer wall of the tube, and partially divides its cavity into two passages or scalæ, of which the upper is named the scala vestibuli, while the lower is termed the scala tympani.
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 4. The Internal Ear or Labyrinth 1918
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The scala vestibuli reaches to the tip of the cochlea where it connects to another tube called the scala tympani, which also contains perilymph, via a junction celled helicotrema.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] MindyMo 2010
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Cardo Systems has unveiled a new Bluetooth intercom system for motorcycle riders called the scala rider G4.
SlipperyBrick.com 2010
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Once you start futon after registering scala as the language, you should be able to see "scala" registered as a view query language for writing map functions.
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'scala' and get a console that you can type Scala code into and see it evaluated immediately.
Fullasagoog 2010
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This was expressed most concretely in the concept of the scala naturae, the scale of perfection (Lovejoy 1936).
Against Darwinism 2009
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The esoteric sides of all the major religions recognize that the individual consciousness is subsumed and nourished by an infinite, absolute, divine, or cosmic source, and is ultimately one with it -- the scala naturae or the Great Chain of Being.
Dr. Larry Dossey: Does Technology Reveal a Hidden Imperative Toward Empathy? 2010
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Sono daccordo con alcuni richiami su Villa La Roche internamente (sulla seconda immagine), anche se in quel caso Le Corbusier utilizza una rampa e qui vi è una scala; ciò significa che lo sguardo si interrompe.
PREFAB FRIDAY: Straw Bale Meets Factory Built in Switzerland | Inhabitat 2008
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Just like t-max vs tri-x vs delta vs scala, all react differently.
BSNYC Friday Business Networking Seminar! BikeSnobNYC 2010
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The esoteric sides of all the major religions recognize that the individual consciousness is subsumed and nourished by an infinite, absolute, divine, or cosmic source, and is ultimately one with it -- the scala naturae or the Great Chain of Being.
Dr. Larry Dossey: Does Technology Reveal a Hidden Imperative Toward Empathy? 2010
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