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Patulous — Pat u*lous, a. [L. patulus, fr. patere to be open, extend.] Open; expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts loose or dispersed; as, a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of flowers. [1913 Webster] The eyes are large and patulous. Sir J. Hill … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — adjective Etymology: Latin patulus, from patēre to be open more at fathom Date: 1616 spreading widely from a center < a tree with patulous branches > … New Collegiate Dictionary
patulous — adjective open; spread; exposed The crowd is looking patulous today, vulnerable to the weather and covering a wide area … Wiktionary
patulous — SYN: patent. [L. patulus, fr. pateo, to lie open] * * * pat·u·lous pach ə ləs adj spread widely apart: wide open or distended <a patulous eustachian tube> pat·u·lous·ness n * * * pat·u·lous (patґu ləs) [L. patulus] spreading widely… … Medical dictionary
Patulous Eustachian tube — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Patulous Eustachian tube ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|381.7 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ent eMedicineTopic = 359 DiseasesDB = Patulous Eustachian tube, also known as patent Eustachian tube, is the… … Wikipedia
patulous — adj. [L. patulus, standing open] Spreading; expanded; distended; having a wide aperture … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
patulous — pætjÉ™lÉ™s adj. open, not closed; spread, expanded … English contemporary dictionary
patulous — [ patjʊləs] adjective literary spreading wide, like the branches of a tree. Origin C17: from L. patulus (from patere be or lie open ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
