duplicature

American  

[doo-pli-kuh-choor, -kuh-cher, -key-cher, dyoo-] / ˈdu plɪ kəˌtʃʊər, -kə tʃər, -ˌkeɪ tʃər, ˈdyu- /

noun

1. a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.

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Etymology

Origin of duplicature

From the New Latin word duplicātūra, dating back to 1680–90. See duplicate, -ure

Example Sentences

And to this likewise should be ascribed the beauty of the duplicature in the perfect tense of the Greek verbs, and of some Latin ones, as tango tetegi, mordeo momordi.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

In other cases, a duplicature of limbs are caused by the superabundance of this original nutritive fluid, as in the double yolks of eggs, and the chickens from them with four legs and four wings.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

A duplicature of the peritoneum covering the small intestine, which occupies the middle or center of the abdominal cavity.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

Fetuses deficient at their extremities, or have a duplicature of parts.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Both pairs are composed of a duplicature of the integument, or investing membrane, and are strengthened in various directions by a system of hollow, horny tubes, known to entomologists as the neurae or nervures.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various