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sheath
[ sheeth ]
noun
- a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
- any similar close-fitting covering or case.
- a condom.
- Biology. a closely enveloping part or structure, as in an animal or plant.
- Botany. the leaf base when it forms a vertical coating surrounding the stem.
- a close-fitting dress, skirt, or coat, especially an unbelted dress with a straight drape.
- Electricity. the metal covering of a cable.
- Electronics.
- the metal wall of a wave guide.
- a space charge formed by ions near an electrode in a tube containing low-pressure gas.
- the region of a space charge in a cathode-ray tube.
verb (used with object)
- to sheathe.
sheath
/ ʃ¾±Ëθ /
noun
- a case or covering for the blade of a knife, sword, etc
- any similar close-fitting case
- biology an enclosing or protective structure, such as a leaf base encasing the stem of a plant
- the protective covering on an electric cable
- a figure-hugging dress with a narrow tapering skirt
- another name for condom
verb
- tr another word for sheathe
sheath
/ ²õ³óŧ³Ù³ó /
- An enveloping tubular structure, such as the base of a grass leaf that surrounds the stem or the tissue that encloses a muscle or nerve fiber.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³ó±ð²¹³Ù³ól±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²õ³ó±ð²¹³Ù³ól¾±°ì±ð ²õ³ó±ð²¹³Ù³óy adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sheath1
Example Sentences
The specimen also preserves the first keratinous sheath of a therizinosaur, an element that covers the claw much like human fingernails, aiding defence, movement, or prey catching.
Its versatile blade easily slices through steak, vegetables, and fruit, while the Italian leather sheath makes it ideal for travelers.
Following searches of the park by officers, a sheath was later recovered which contained DNA belonging to both Darrian and one of the defendants.
While previous methods were too imprecise to distinguish neighboring cells like mesophyll and bundle sheath cells, single-cell genomics allowed the team to investigate the genetic and structural changes in each cell type from both plants.
Smith, however, left behind the knife, a knife sheath and the audio recorder covered in DNA that would implicate him in the murder.
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