fontanelle

== English == === Alternative forms === fontanel === Etymology === Borrowed from French fontanelle, from Old French fontenelle, a diminutive of fontaine (“a fountain, a spring”). === Noun === fontanelle (plural fontanelles) (anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones. (music) A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project. ==== Synonyms ==== soft spot ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === fontanelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From Old French fontenelle. === Noun === fontanelle f (plural fontanelles) fontanelle === Further reading === “fontanelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fon.taˈnɛl.le/ Rhymes: -ɛlle Hyphenation: fon‧ta‧nèl‧le === Noun === fontanelle f plural of fontanella