noun
Meaning 1
The chin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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mentum
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/ˈmɛn.təm/
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rhymes with -ɛntəm
noun
Meaning 2
A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, malacology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The central part of the labium in insects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A projection in front of the flower in some orchids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: body part
noun
Meaning 6
the protruding part of the lower jaw
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feature, lineament
Narrower terms: double chin, buccula
noun
Meaning 7
a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plant part, plant structure
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mentum (“the chin”). Doublet of menton.