Cilium — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms

any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹiːˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˈʌləd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˈʌləd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹiːˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lash eyelash

Word Forms

cilial	adjective	of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
ciliary	adjective	of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wimper

ein haarartiger Vorsprung von der Oberfläche einer Zelle; sorgt für die Fortbewegung in freischwimmenden Einzellern

🇫🇷French

cil

une projection ressemblant à un cheveu depuis la surface d'une cellule ; assure la locomotion dans les organismes unicellulaires nageant librement

🇪🇸Spanish

cilio

una proyección parecida a un cabello desde la superficie de una célula; Proporciona locomoción en organismos unicelulares que nadan libremente.

🇮🇹Italian

ciglio

una proiezione simile a un capello dalla superficie di una cellula; fornisce la locomozione negli organismi unicellulari che nuotano liberamente

🇵🇹Portuguese

cílio

uma projeção semelhante a um fio de cabelo da superfície de uma célula; fornece locomoção em organismos unicelulares que nadam livremente

🇷🇺Russian

ресничка

волосовидный выступ на поверхности клетки; обеспечивает передвижение свободноплавающих одноклеточных организмов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पपनी

कोशिका की सतह से बाल जैसा प्रक्षेपण; मुक्त-तैरने वाले एककोशिकीय जीवों को गति प्रदान करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সিলিয়াম

একটি কোষের পৃষ্ঠ থেকে একটি চুলের মত অভিক্ষেপ; মুক্ত-সাঁতারের এককোষী জীবের গতিবিধি প্রদান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிலியம்

ஒரு கலத்தின் மேற்பரப்பில் இருந்து ஒரு முடி போன்ற திட்டம்; சுதந்திர-நீச்சல் ஒற்றை செல்லுலார் உயிரினங்களில் இயக்கத்தை வழங்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సిలియం

సెల్ యొక్క ఉపరితలం నుండి వెంట్రుకలాంటి ప్రొజెక్షన్; ఉచిత-ఈత ఏకకణ జీవులలో లోకోమోషన్‌ను అందిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सिलियम

पेशीच्या पृष्ठभागावरून केसांसारखे प्रक्षेपण; मुक्त-पोहणाऱ्या युनिसेल्युलर जीवांमध्ये गती प्रदान करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિલિયમ

કોષની સપાટી પરથી વાળ જેવું પ્રક્ષેપણ; ફ્રી-સ્વિમિંગ યુનિસેલ્યુલર સજીવોમાં ગતિ પ્રદાન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಲಿಯಮ್

ಜೀವಕೋಶದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಿಂದ ಕೂದಲಿನಂತಹ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಣ; ಮುಕ್ತ-ಈಜುವ ಏಕಕೋಶೀಯ ಜೀವಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಚಲನವಲನವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സിലിയം

ഒരു കോശത്തിൻ്റെ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു മുടി പോലെയുള്ള പ്രൊജക്ഷൻ; സ്വതന്ത്ര നീന്തൽ ഏകകോശ ജീവികളിൽ ചലനം നൽകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਲੀਅਮ

ਸੈੱਲ ਦੀ ਸਤ੍ਹਾ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਵਰਗਾ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਸ਼ਨ; ਫ੍ਰੀ-ਸਵਿਮਿੰਗ ਯੂਨੀਸੈਲੂਲਰ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੋਕੋਮੋਸ਼ਨ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیلیم

سیل کی سطح سے بال نما پروجیکشن؛ مفت تیرنے والے یونیسیلولر جانداروں میں حرکت فراہم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纤毛

细胞表面的毛发状突起；为自由游动的单细胞生物提供运动

🇯🇵Japanese

繊毛

細胞の表面からの毛状の突起。自由に泳ぐ単細胞生物に移動運動を提供する

🇰🇷Korean

섬모

세포 표면에서 나온 털 같은 돌기; 자유 수영 단세포 유기체에 운동을 제공합니다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lông mao

hình chiếu giống như sợi tóc từ bề mặt tế bào; cung cấp sự vận động ở các sinh vật đơn bào bơi tự do

🇹🇭Thai

ซีลีเนียม

เส้นโครงคล้ายขนจากพื้นผิวของเซลล์ ให้การเคลื่อนไหวในสิ่งมีชีวิตเซลล์เดียวที่ว่ายน้ำอย่างอิสระ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bulu mata

proyeksi seperti rambut dari permukaan sel; menyediakan penggerak pada organisme uniseluler yang berenang bebas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هدب

نتوء يشبه الشعر من سطح الخلية؛ يوفر الحركة في الكائنات وحيدة الخلية التي تسبح بحرية

🇮🇷Persian

گل مژه

برآمدگی مو مانند از سطح یک سلول؛ حرکت در موجودات تک سلولی شناگر آزاد را فراهم می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

tüycük

bir hücrenin yüzeyinden kıl benzeri bir çıkıntı; Serbest yüzen tek hücreli organizmalarda hareket sağlar

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cilium'?

The primary meaning of 'cilium' is 'a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms'.

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Using 'cilium' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cilium' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cilium' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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