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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Promontory (0.00827 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Promontory.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: promontory
promontory
n : a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out
into the sea) [syn:
headland,
foreland]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Promontory
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.
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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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