pontine
of or relating to the pons.
Origin of pontine
1Words Nearby pontine
Other definitions for Pontine (2 of 2)
of or relating to the Pontine Marshes.
Other words from Pontine
- sub-Pontine, adjective
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How to use pontine in a sentence
Melodrama, etc., may be very successful at a trans-pontine theatre, but it is unpardonably out of place in our salons.
Sword and Gown | George A. LawrenceThe pontine Marches have long been the worst breeding places for mosquitoes known to a suffering world.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounOf the pontine Marshes themselves it is certain that they are not salubrious, and malaria is most prevalent near them.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounCisterna di Roma, a dozen kilometres further on, is a typical hill top town overlooking the pontine Marshes below.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounArbuthnot's visit has quite set me up, like a whiff of London in the pontine marshes of Trieste.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton | Thomas Wright
British Dictionary definitions for pontine
/ (ˈpɒntaɪn) /
of or relating to bridges
of or relating to the pons Varolii
Origin of pontine
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