circumvallate

American  

[sur-kuhm-val-eyt] / ˌsɜr kəmˈvæl eɪt /

adjective

1. surrounded by or as if by a rampart.

2. Anatomy. surrounded by a depression or wall-like ridge.

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verb (used with object)

circumvallated, circumvallating

1. to surround with or as if with a rampart.

circumvallate British  

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈvæleɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to surround with a defensive fortification

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Other Word Forms

• circumvallation
  noun
• noncircumvallated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of circumvallate

1655–65; < Latin circumvallātus (past participle of circumvallāre to surround with a wall), equivalent to circum- circum- + vall ( um ) rampart, wall + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The large circumvallate papillae contain up to 100 taste buds and form a V near the posterior margin of the tongue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Finally, there are circumvallate papillae, which are wall-like papillae in the shape of an inverted “V” at the back of the tongue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The scenery was a magnificence of circumvallate mountains.

From Time Magazine Archive

A, epiglottis; B, glands at the base of tongue; C, tonsil; D, median circumvallate papilla, E, circumvallate papillæ; F, filiform papillæ; H, furrows on border of the tongue; K, fungiform papillæ.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

There are two large circumvallate papillae near the base, rather irregular in form, about a quarter of an inch in diameter and half an inch apart.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various