spine

== English == === Etymology === From late Middle English spyne, from Old French espine (French épine) or its source, Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone”). Doublet of spina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spaɪn/ Rhymes: -aɪn === Noun === spine (plural spines) (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. Synonyms: backbone, spinal column, vertebral column Hyponyms: C-spine, cervical spine, L-spine, railway spine, T-spine (figurative) Courage or assertiveness. Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate. Hyponyms: anterior superior iliac spine, dendritic spine, neural spine 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. Synonym: back (zootomy, botany, mycology) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, mushroom or plant. The botanical term technically refers to such a structure derived from a leaf or part of a leaf. Synonyms: needle, prickle, (on animals, flexible) quill, spicule, (rigid) spike, (on plants) thorn, (obsolete) virgula (botany) The heartwood of trees. (neuroscience) Ellipsis of dendritic spine. A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions. Synonym: pay spine (geology) A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano. The stiffness of an arrow. A central part which supports a whole; core. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “spine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “spine”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Further reading === “spine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Snipe, penis, espin, Ipsen, peins, epsin, snipe, penis, pines, Pines, Espin == Friulian == === Etymology === From Latin spīna. === Noun === spine f (plural spinis) thorn spine, prickle ==== Related terms ==== spin == Italian == === Noun === spine f plural of spina === Anagrams === pensi, pinse == Latin == === Noun === spīne vocative singular of spīnus == Middle English == === Noun === spine alternative form of spyne