Spine Meaning and Definition

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What is the definition Spine? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Derivations, Related sentences, How to pronounce? Synonyms, Example sentences, Antonyms, Words starting with Spine, Words ending with Spine and more...

Word: Spine

How to pronounce: spaɪn

Noun

Definitions:

1. A series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone.

Example sentences: "A soft voice that sent a shiver down her spine"

2. The part of a book's jacket or cover that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outward when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's name.

Example sentences: "Most packages contain two tapes within a box about the size of a book, arranged on bookstore shelves with the spine displaying the author and title."

3. Any hard, pointed defensive projection or structure, such as a prickle of a hedgehog, a spike-like projection on a sea urchin, a sharp ray in a fish's fin, or a spike on the stem of a plant.

Example sentences: "The dorsal and pectoral fins have hard spines whereas the other rays are soft like the anal and caudal fins."

4. A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano.

Example sentences: "The Mt. Pelee spine was exceptional only for its extreme height—over 300 meters"

Synonyms:

vertebral

backbone

spinal column

vertebral column

vertebra

spine column

rootlet

mountain range