Os — meaning in English

English meaning

• esker noun A long, narrow, winding ridge formed by material deposited by a stream flowing beneath a glacier.
• os noun In anatomy, a bone, or an opening shaped like a mouth — most commonly the opening at either end of the cervix.

Senses

Os is used for these senses in English:

• ous Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote:
• esker A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

os — full definition

1. noun In anatomy, a bone, or an opening shaped like a mouth — most commonly the opening at either end of the cervix.
2. noun In geology, a long, winding ridge of sand and gravel left behind by a melting glacier (an esker).

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