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pulvinar
[ puhl-vahy-ner ]
/ pʌlˈvaɪ nər /
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noun, plural pul·vi·nar·i·a [puhl-vuh-nair-ee-uh]. /ˌpʌl vəˈnɛər i ə/.
(in ancient Rome)
- a cushioned couch kept in readiness for any visitation of a god.
- a cushioned seat at a circus.
Also called pulvinus. (on an Ionic capital) either of two convex forms having on their ends two of the volutes.
adjective
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Origin of pulvinar
1590–1600; (noun) <Latin pulvīnar cushioned couch, equivalent to pulvīn(us) cushion + -ar, shortening of -āre, neuter of āris-ar1; (adj.) pulvin(us) + -ar1
Words nearby pulvinar
pulv., pulverable, pulverize, pulverulent, pulvillus, pulvinar, pulvinate, pulvinus, puma, pumelo, pumice
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How to use pulvinar in a sentence
But I do not approve of his witnessing the Circensian games from the Pulvinar.
The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete|C. Suetonius TranquillusAnd upon taking his wife again, after the divorce, he declared by proclamation, "that he had recalled her to his pulvinar."
The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete|C. Suetonius Tranquillus
Medical definitions for pulvinar
pulvinar
[ pŭl-vī′nər ]
n.
The posterior extremity of the thalamus, forming a cushionlike prominence over the posterior aspect of the internal capsule.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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