spine
IPA: spˈaɪn
noun
- (anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
- (figurative) Courage or assertiveness.
- Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
- The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.
- (zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
- (botany) The heartwood of trees.
- A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.
- (geology) A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano.
- The stiffness of an arrow.
- (neuroscience) Ellipsis of dendritic spine.. [A small membranous protrusion from the dendrite of a neuron that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse.]
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Examples of "spine" in Sentences
- The hilly spine of the island is the main ridge.
- All the artwork resides on the spine of the book.
- The reduction of the neural spines is questionable.
- His spine is not the only part of this body stenosed.
- The maculospinal reflex is a reflex in the human spine.
- The Prince was shot in the back just to the right of the spine.
- The majority of the series is sorted by the color of the spines.
- Movement is accomplished by the coordinated action of the spines.
- The spines detach and remain in the body of an inquisitive predator.
- The body had a long and deep incised wound reaching the cervical spine.
- Some of the fibers also pass through the fissure to the spine of sphenoid bone.
- Osteoporosis causes fractures in bone that project "inward from what we call our spine," she explains.
- For Tanzanian guide George Mavroudis, the animal most likely to send shivers up his spine is the African lion.
- Though he writes in stream of consciousness, it helps reveal to him what the piece is about, what he calls the spine of the work.
- The bad news was that one of the discs in my lower back - which he described as the spine's shock absorbers - had swollen out of shape and prolapsed.
- I thought about carrying this symbol out by having it done approximately in the area of my uterus, but then I figured the base of my spine is a more appropriate locale.
- So, when Theodore introduced his wife to me, he said, "You see I have followed your advice; her spine is as straight as it should be, and every tooth in her head as sound as ivory."
- The last figure may not be surprising as I suspect there may be roughly that number of Christians who hold the same view, but the figure which should send a chill down our spine is the first one.