noun

fontanelle

Fontanelle (noun) means a soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

noun

A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

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.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French fontanelle, from Old French fontenelle, a diminutive of fontaine (“fountain, spring”) + -elle, from Late Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from font- + -ānus. By surface analysis, font + -an + -elle.

Rhymes for fontanelle

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What is the meaning of fontanelle?

"fontanelle" (noun) means a soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

What are the different meanings of fontanelle?

"fontanelle" has 2 main meanings: 1. A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones; 2. 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.