Word Meaning

turbinated definition and meaning

v. i. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.
a. Alt. of Turbinated
a. Whirling in the manner of a top.
a. Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root.
a. Turbinal.
a. Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.