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costa
1[ kos-tuh, kaw-stuh ]
noun
- a rib or riblike part.
- the midrib of a leaf in mosses.
- a ridge.
- Entomology.
- Also called costal vein. a vein, usually marginal, in the anterior portion of the wing of certain insects.
- Also called costal margin. the anterior edge or border of the wing of certain insects.
Costa
2[ kaw-stuh ]
noun
- Lú·cio [loo, -syoo], 1902–98, Brazilian architect, chief designer of Brasilia.
costa
/ ˈkɒstə /
costa
/ kŏs′tə /
, Plural costae kŏs′tē
- A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.
Derived Forms
- ˈcostal, adjective
Other Words From
- pseu·do·cos·ta noun plural pseudocostae
Word History and Origins
Origin of costa1
Example Sentences
That’s why the doctor, who spoke neither English nor Russian, had spent the last year gesticulating diagnoses for interpreters whose knowledge of Italian was limited to “quanto costa” and “non capisco.”
"Quanto costa?" he says, louder, and points towards a Wrecking Ball shirt.
What T costae lacks in details of its biology, it makes up for in its contribution to the evolutionary history of its genus.
Thallus 1–2´ long, forked, innovating from the apex, with a somewhat diffuse costa; peduncle very hairy, 1–1½´ long.—Introduced into greenhouses; always sterile, but easily recognized by the characteristic receptacles.
In this position the outer margin of the wing is the costa, the inner the dorsum, and the hind-margin the termen.
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