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Definition: Ungula
Ungula
\Un"gu*la\, n.; pl.
Ungul[ae]. [L., a claw, hoof, from
unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]
1. A hoof, claw, or talon.
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2. (Geom.) A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other
solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the
base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a
horse.
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3. (Bot.) Same as
Unguis, 3.
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Spherical ungula (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two
planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the
surface of the sphere.
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