ule

¹ American  

[oo-ley] / ˈu leɪ /

noun

1. caucho.

2. a tree that produces caucho.

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-ule ² American  

1. a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, originally diminutive nouns (capsule; globule; nodule ) or noun derivatives of verbs (ligule ).

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-ule British  

suffix

1. indicating smallness

   globule

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Etymology

Origin of ule¹

1840–50; < Mexican Spanish ( h ) ule < Nahuatl ōlli caoutchouc

Origin of -ule¹

From French, from Latin -ulus, -ula, -ulum diminutive formative with nouns of the 1st and 2nd declensions, ultimately from unattested -el- ( -cle ¹, -elle, -ole ¹ ); the deverbative suffix -ulus, etc. ( cingulum, tumulus ) is of distinct origin

Example Sentences

Asked during the program on skin and hair why she decided to take part, one of the adults, Ule, 76, said she wanted to show the children that perfect bodies are rare and that what they see on social media is often misleading.

From New York Times

But it is adamant it won’t agree to follow the EU’s entire r ule book in return for unfettered trade, because it wants to be free to diverge in order to strike other new deals around the world.

From Seattle Times

Later this year, Ule’s laboratory will welcome a rare specimen — a Brit.

From Nature

Half of the group receives money from the European Research Council, and Ule fears the financial hit if the United Kingdom loses access to EU research funding after Brexit.

From Nature

But even if national funders make up the lost cash, Ule says, vying with Europe’s top researchers for EU grants also helps the lab to stay at the cutting edge.

From Nature