carina
noun
a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
carina
1 American
[kuh-rahy-nuh, -ree-]
/ kəˈraɪ nə, -ˈri- /
noun
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carinas,
plural
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carinae
plural
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Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
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Botany. the two conjoined lower petals of a pea or bean flower that enclose the stamen and style.
Carina
2
American
[kuh-rahy-nuh, kuh-ree-nuh, -rahy-]
/ kəˈraɪ nə, kəˈri nə, -ˈraɪ- /
noun
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Carinae
genitive
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Astronomy. the Keel, a southern constellation, containing the bright star, Canopus: one of the constellations into which Argo is divided.
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a female given name, form of Carin.
Carina
1
British
/ kəˈriːnə, -ˈraɪ- /
noun
carina
2
British
/ kəˈriːnə, -ˈraɪ- /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of carina1
1695–1705; < Latin: keel; cf. careen
Origin of Carina2
First recorded in 1695–1705
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The inferior end of the trachea divides into right and left bronchi at an area known as the carina.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The carina is the last tracheal cartilage and forms a cartilage division between the two bronchi.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The carina is a raised structure that contains specialized nervous tissue that induces violent coughing if a foreign body, such as food, is present.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Lepas australis, carina, external view of, magnified twice.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Shell flattened, with a prominent carina continued anteriorly into a rostrum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
New York state, where there have been five fires at battery sites since 2023, accounts for 74% of current moratoriums, followed by Washington state with 6% and California with 4%, according to Carina Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Curated by the museum’s Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer with Beatriz Cifuentes and Carina Martinez, the Biennial telegraphs its problems as soon as you walk in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
It is Carina Evans' name that will go down in history as she became the first Ladies' Grand National winner in more than a century.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024
Astronomers are used to taking pictures of our galaxy's star factories, like the Orion Nebula and the Carina Nebula, she explains.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2023
“Because I want to marry you. Carina, ti amo,” he explained, and he drew her gently back down to the pillow.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Middle pleural area: in Hymenoptera; the median of the three areas between lateral and pleural carinae: = 2d pleural area.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Spiracular area: the anterior of the three areas between lateral and pleural carinae on the metanotum of some Hymenoptera: =first pleural area.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Lateral carinae: in Orthoptera; on the head, extend downward from the front margin of the eyes: on prothorax extend along each lateral margin of the dorsum.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Carinulate: a surface with small and rather numerous carinae.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Foot wide; shell turriculated, with carinated whorls, the carinae tuberculated or spiny.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
In the one large group of specimens examined by me, in Mr. Cuming's possession, all were attached symmetrically to the coralline, as in the case of S. vulgare, capitulum upwards, and their carinas outwards.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
There’s indeed something cosmic about “Eta Carinae: Divinatory Claims,” a vast drawing of billowing red specks that takes part of its name from a distant star system.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2022
With a mass at least 100 times that of the Sun, the hot supergiant Eta Carinae is one of the most massive stars known.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Figure 22.20 shows a wonderful image of the very massive star Eta Carinae, with a great deal of ejected material clearly visible.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
He is in his house on the Carinae, and it is besieged by all the fashionables of Rome, not only his boyhood friends and acquaintances, but people who never spoke to him.
From The Unwilling Vestal by Edward Lucas White
Possessed of these securities, he barricaded his house on the Carinae, and determined to watch the course of events.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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