cingulum

American  

[sing-gyuh-luhm] / ˈsɪŋ gyə ləm /

noun

plural

cingula

1. Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.

2. Dentistry. basal ridge.

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cingulum British  

/ ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm, -ˌleɪt, ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt /

noun

1. anatomy a girdle-like part, such as the ridge round the base of a tooth or the band of fibres connecting parts of the cerebrum

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Other Word Forms

• cingular adjective
• cingulate adjective
• cingulated adjective

Etymology

Origin of cingulum

1835–45; < Latin: girdle, zone, equivalent to cing- (stem of cingere to gird; cincture ) + -ulum -ule

Example Sentences

The diagnosis: herpes zoster, known colloquially as shingles, from the Latin cingulum, for belt or girdle.

From Time Magazine Archive

The diagnosis: herpes zoster, known colloquially as shingles, from the Latin cingulum, for belt or girdle.

From Time Magazine Archive

When it is intended to signify that a knight has been created, it is stated that the individual has been girt with the cingulum militare.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Circulate -us: having a cingulum or collar: see also cinetus.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

In 1342 the waters of the Rhine rose so high that they inundated the city of Mayence and the Cathedral "usque ad cingulum hominis."

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth