Tegument — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛɡjuːmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛɡjuːmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛɡjuːmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɛɡjuːmənt/.

Examples

your skin is the largest organ of your body

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skin cutis

Parts of Speech

noun	a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch “your skin is the largest organ of your body”

Word Forms

skinny	adjective	of or relating to or resembling skin
skin	verb	bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
cutaneal	adjective	relating to or existing on or affecting the skin

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

tégument

un revêtement corporel protecteur naturel et siège du sens du toucher

🇪🇸Spanish

tegumento

una cubierta protectora natural del cuerpo y lugar del sentido del tacto

🇮🇹Italian

tegumento

un rivestimento protettivo naturale del corpo e sede del senso del tatto

🇵🇹Portuguese

tegumento

uma cobertura protetora natural do corpo e local do sentido do tato

🇷🇺Russian

тегумент

естественный защитный покров тела и место осязания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवरण

एक प्राकृतिक सुरक्षात्मक शरीर आवरण और स्पर्श की अनुभूति का स्थान

🇧🇩Bengali

টেগুমেন্ট

একটি প্রাকৃতিক প্রতিরক্ষামূলক শরীরের আবরণ এবং স্পর্শ অনুভূতির সাইট

🇮🇳Tamil

டெகுமென்ட்

ஒரு இயற்கையான பாதுகாப்பு உடல் உறை மற்றும் தொடு உணர்வின் தளம்

🇮🇳Telugu

టెగ్యుమెంట్

ఒక సహజ రక్షణ శరీర కవరింగ్ మరియు స్పర్శ భావం యొక్క ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

टेग्युमेंट

एक नैसर्गिक संरक्षणात्मक शरीर आवरण आणि स्पर्शाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેગ્યુમેન્ટ

કુદરતી રક્ષણાત્મક શરીર આવરણ અને સ્પર્શની ભાવનાનું સ્થળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೆಗ್ಮೆಂಟ್

ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ರಕ್ಷಣಾತ್ಮಕ ದೇಹದ ಹೊದಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯ ತಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടെഗ്മെൻ്റ്

പ്രകൃതിദത്തമായ ഒരു സംരക്ഷിത ശരീരം ആവരണവും സ്പർശനബോധത്തിൻ്റെ സ്ഥലവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੇਗਮੈਂਟ

ਇੱਕ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆਤਮਕ ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਢੱਕਣ ਅਤੇ ਸਪਰਸ਼ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੀ ਸਾਈਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیگمنٹ

ایک قدرتی حفاظتی جسم کا احاطہ اور رابطے کے احساس کی جگہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外皮

天然的保护性身体覆盖物和触觉部位

🇯🇵Japanese

外皮

身体を保護する天然の被覆物および触覚の部位

🇰🇷Korean

외피

천연 보호 신체 덮개 및 촉각 부위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vỏ bọc

một lớp vỏ bảo vệ tự nhiên của cơ thể và vị trí của xúc giác

🇮🇩Indonesian

kulit

penutup tubuh pelindung alami dan tempat indra peraba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غلاف

غطاء حماية طبيعي للجسم وموقع لحاسة اللمس

🇮🇷Persian

پوسته

یک پوشش محافظ طبیعی بدن و محل حس لامسه

🇹🇷Turkish

deri

doğal koruyucu vücut kaplaması ve dokunma duyusunun alanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

טגמנט

כיסוי גוף מגן טבעי ואתר חוש המישוש

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

The primary meaning of 'tegument' is 'a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tegument' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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