kalvo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- diaphragm noun The dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that controls breathing.
- fascia noun A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
- fillet noun A boneless strip or piece of meat or fish.
- film noun A movie; a sequence of moving images meant to be watched as a narrative or artistic work.
- membrane noun A thin, flexible layer of tissue that lines or separates parts of an organism.
- skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
- slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
Senses
kalvo is used for these senses in English:
- acetate A transparent sheet used for overlays, whether of cellulose acetate or (loosely) any macroscopically similar plastic.
- diaphragm (acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
- fascia (anatomy) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.
- fillet (anatomy) A fascia; a band of fibres; applied especially to certain bands of white matter in the brain.
- film A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
- meninx (anatomy, usually, in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.
- silverskin The tough, thin membrane of muscle, especially as found in preparing meats.
- skin (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
diaphragm — full definition
- noun The dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that controls breathing.
- noun A dome-shaped contraceptive device inserted to cover the cervix.
- noun A thin, flexible membrane, such as the vibrating part of a speaker or microphone.
fascia — full definition
- noun A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
- noun A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
- noun A dashboard.
- noun A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands that make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.