Eustace
[yoo-stuh s] /ˈyu stəs/
noun
1.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
masc. proper name, from Old French Eustace (Modern French Eustache), from Latin Eustachius, probably from Greek eustakhos “fruitful,” from eu “well” (see eu-) + stakhys “ear (of grain);” see spike (n.1).
Read Also:
- Eustachian
eustachian eu·sta·chian (yōō-stā’shən, -shē-ən, -kē-ən) adj. Described by or attributed to Italian anatomist Bartolommeo Eustachio.
- Eustachian-tube
[yoo-stey-shuh n, -stey-kee-uh n] /yuˈsteɪ ʃən, -ˈsteɪ ki ən/ noun, Anatomy. 1. a canal extending from the middle ear to the pharynx; auditory canal. /juːˈsteɪʃən/ noun 1. a tube that connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and equalizes the pressure between the two sides of the eardrum n. so called for Italian physician Bartolomeo […]
- Eustacia
[yoo-stey-shuh] /yuˈsteɪ ʃə/ noun 1. a female given name.
- Eustacy
[yoo-stuh-see] /ˈyu stə si/ noun, plural eustasies. Geology. 1. any uniformly global change of sea level that may reflect a change in the quantity of water in the ocean, or a change in the shape and capacity of the ocean basins. eustasy (y’stə-sē) A uniform worldwide change in sea level caused especially by fluctuations in […]
- Eustasy
[yoo-stuh-see] /ˈyu stə si/ noun, plural eustasies. Geology. 1. any uniformly global change of sea level that may reflect a change in the quantity of water in the ocean, or a change in the shape and capacity of the ocean basins. eustasy (y’stə-sē) A uniform worldwide change in sea level caused especially by fluctuations in […]