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ampulla
[am-puhl-uh, -pool-uh]
noun
plural
ampullaeAnatomy.a dilated portion of a canal or duct, especially of the semicircular canals of the ear.
Zoology, Botany.any flask-shaped structure.
Ecclesiastical.
a vessel for the wine and water used at the altar.
a vessel for holding consecrated oil.
a two-handled bottle having a somewhat globular shape, made of glass or earthenware, used by the ancient Romans for holding oil, wine, or perfumes.
Ichthyology.ampulla of Lorenzini.
ampulla
/ ˌæmpʊˈleɪʃəs, æmˈpʊlə, æmˈpʊlə, æmˈpʊlərɪ /
noun
anatomy the dilated end part of certain ducts or canals, such as the end of a uterine tube
Christianity
a vessel for containing the wine and water used at the Eucharist
a small flask for containing consecrated oil
a Roman two-handled bottle for oil, wine, or perfume
Other 51Թ Forms
- ampullaceous adjective
- ampullar adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ampulla1
Example Sentences
Dehnhardt and his colleagues noticed the pits on the bottlenose dolphins looked a lot like ampullae on sharks, which are a line of small pores near their mouths that allow them to detect electric fields.
And all species have something that sounds as if it came from a Harry Potter novel: ampullae of Lorenzini, receptors that respond to electrical fields, which all animals generate.
“They can detect very minute electric fields in the water,” said Andreotti of the sensory organ, known as the ampullae of Lorenzini and also found in rays.
For the ceremony, the oil is kept in a solid gold flask called an ampulla, shaped like an eagle.
Using jelly-filled cells calledampullaeof Lorenzini, they can detectthe disturbances in Earth's magnetic field generated bythe movement of animals and waves.
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