circumvallate
Americanadjective
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surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
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Anatomy. surrounded by a depression or wall-like ridge.
verb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
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
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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
Towards the root of the tongue is another kind of papillæ, the circumvallate, eight to fifteen in number, arranged in the form of the letter V, with the apex directed backwards.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
First he made it impossible for the Athenians to circumvallate the city; then he captured the naval stores of the enemy, forcing them to encamp in unhealthy ground.
From Authors of Greece by Lumb, T. W.
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