mamelon
English
[edit]Etymology
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Noun
[edit]mamelon (plural mamelons)
- A hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
- (paleontology) A structure resembling a small bump found on the outer surface of stromatoporoids.
- (dentistry) A protrusion on a newly erupted tooth.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mamelle (“nipple”) + -on.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mamelon m (plural mamelons)
- (anatomy) nipple
- (plumbing) nipple (short threaded connecting tube)
- (geography) hillock, knoll (rounded elevation or protuberance)
Further reading
[edit]- “mamelon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]mamelon n (plural mameloane)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | mamelon | mamelonul | mameloane | mameloanele | |
| genitive-dative | mamelon | mamelonului | mameloane | mameloanelor | |
| vocative | mamelonule | mameloanelor | |||
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