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diploë

[ dip-loh-ee ]

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.


diploë

/ ˈdɪpləʊˌiː /

noun

  1. anatomy the spongy bone separating the two layers of compact bone of the skull
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • di·plo·ic [dih-, ploh, -ik], di·plo·et·ic [dip-loh-, et, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diploë1

1690–1700; < Greek diplóē literally, a fold, noun use of feminine of diplóos double
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diploë1

C17: via New Latin, from Greek: a fold, from diploos double
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Example Sentences

The spongy middle plate must, like the diploe of the skull, have served to deaden the vibrations of a blow dealt from the outside.

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