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Meaning of ampulla | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/æmˈpʊlə/

Definitions

An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel.
historical
A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil.
The dilated end of a duct.
The spongiole of a root.

Equivalents

Suomi avartuma

Português ambula ampola

Examples

“Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

ampulla of Lorenzini ampulla of Vater ampullar abortion ampullarid ampullariid ampullate