About The Word Ungula
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Ungula
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What's The Definition Of Ungula?Synonyms | Synonyms for Ungula: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ungula: See Also | Ungula In Webster's Dictionary \Un"gu*la\, n.; pl. {Ungul[ae]}. [L., a claw, hoof, from
unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]
1. A hoof, claw, or talon.
2. (Geom.) A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other
solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the
base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a
horse.
3. (Bot.) Same as {Unguis}, 3.
{Spherical ungula} (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two
planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the
surface of the sphere.
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