patulousness

patulousness
See patulously.

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  • patulousness — pat·u·lous·ness …   English syllables

  • patulousness — noun see patulous …   Useful english dictionary

  • patulous — patulously, adv. patulousness, n. /pach euh leuhs/, adj. 1. open; gaping; expanded. 2. Bot. a. spreading, as a tree or its boughs. b. spreading slightly, as a calyx. c. bearing the flowers loose or dispersed, as a peduncle. [1610 20; < L patulus… …   Universalium

  • insufficiency — Lack of completeness of function or power. SEE ALSO: incompetence. [L. in , neg. + sufficientia, fr. sufficio to suffice] accommodative i. a lack of appropriate accommodation for near focus. acute adrenocortical i. severe adrenocortical i. when… …   Medical dictionary

  • patulous — /ˈpætʃələs/ (say pachuhluhs) adjective 1. open; gaping; expanded. 2. Botany a. spreading, as a tree or its boughs. b. spreading slightly, as a calyx. c. bearing the flowers loose or dispersed, as a peduncle. {Latin patulus lying open} –patulously …  

  • patulous — [pa′tyo͞o ləs, pach′ələs] adj. [L patulus < patere, to stretch out: see FATHOM] Bot. standing open, or spreading patulously adv. patulousness n …   English World dictionary

  • patulous — adj. 1 (of branches etc.) spreading. 2 formal open; expanded. Derivatives: patulously adj. patulousness n. Etymology: L patulus f. patere be open …   Useful english dictionary

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