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Pronunciation : Tur"bi*nate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [R.]

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tur"bi*nate, Tur"bi*na`ted
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. turbinatus, turbo, turben, - inis, a whirl, top.]
Definition : 1. Whirling in the manner of a top. A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole. Bentley.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root.

3. (Anat.)

Defn: Turbinal.

4. (Zo?l.)

Defn: Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913