vein
noun · verbA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
The nurse hovered her vein finder to locate the veins in the patient's body.
- 2.
(in plural)(in the plural) The entrails of a shrimp.
- 3.
(botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
- 4.
(zoology) The nervure of an insect’s wing.
- 5.
A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
- 6.
(geology) A sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock.
They generally occur in the earth in what are called veins, and are seldom found in the pure metallic state, but generally in combination with some other substance, in which state they are called ores.
- 7.
(figuratively)(figurative) A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.
in the same vein
- 8.
(figuratively)(figurative) A style, tendency, or quality.
The play is in a satirical vein.
- 9.
A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.
Từ liên quan
Cùng gốc / liên quan
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English veine, borrowed from veine, from Latin vēna (a blood-vessel; vein; artery) of uncertain origin. See vēna for more. vena. Displaced native edre, from ǣdre (whence edder).