Septa
noun
1.
plural of septum.
noun, plural septa
[sep-tuh] /ˈsɛp tə/ (Show IPA). Biology.
1.
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
noun
1.
the plural of septum
noun (pl) -ta (-tə)
1.
(biology, anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
2.
a dividing partition or membrane between two cavities in a mechanical device
septum sep·tum (sěp’təm)
n. pl. sep·ta (-tə)
A thin partition or membrane dividing two cavities or soft masses of tissue in an organism.
The septum pellucidum.
septum
(sěp’təm)
Plural septa
A thin wall or membrane that separates two parts or structures in an organism. Septae separate the chambers of the heart and subdivide the hyphae of some fungi.
SEPTA
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Read Also:
- Septage
noun 1. the waste or sewage in a septic tank.
- Septal
adjective, Biology. 1. of or relating to a septum. adjective 1. of or relating to a septum septal sep·tal (sěp’təl) adj. Of or relating to a septum or septa.
- Septaria
noun, plural septaria [sep-tair-ee-uh] /sɛpˈtɛər i ə/ (Show IPA). Geology. 1. a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals. noun (pl) -ia (-ɪə) 1. a mass of mineral substance having cracks filled with another mineral, […]
- Septarian
noun, plural septaria [sep-tair-ee-uh] /sɛpˈtɛər i ə/ (Show IPA). Geology. 1. a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals. noun (pl) -ia (-ɪə) 1. a mass of mineral substance having cracks filled with another mineral, […]
- Septarium
noun, plural septaria [sep-tair-ee-uh] /sɛpˈtɛər i ə/ (Show IPA). Geology. 1. a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals. noun (pl) -ia (-ɪə) 1. a mass of mineral substance having cracks filled with another mineral, […]