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Meaning of Aorta | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
eɪˈɔːtə

Definitions

  1. The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
  2. The liveliest part of something.
    figuratively

Equivalents

العربية أبهر أَوُرْطَى الأورطى وتين
Беларуская аорта
Bosanski aorta kucavica аорта
Català aorta
Čeština aorta srdečnice
Dansk hovedpulsåre
Deutsch Aorta Hauptschlagader
Ελληνικά αορτή
Esperanto aorto
Español aorta
فارسی آئورت
Suomi aortta
Français aorte
Gaeilge aorta
Galego aorta
ગુજરાતી મહાધમની
עברית אבי העורקים
Hrvatski aorta kucavica аорта
Bahasa Indonesia aorta
Italiano aorta
日本語 大動脈
Қазақша қолқа
한국어 대동맥
Kurdî aort
Македонски аорта
Nederlands aorta lichaamsslagader
Polski aorta
Português aorta
Русский аорта
Slovenčina srdcovnica
Српски aorta kucavica аорта
Svenska aorta kroppspulsåder
Kiswahili aorta
తెలుగు బృహద్ధమని మహాధమని
Türkçe aort
Українська аорта
Oʻzbekcha aorta
Tiếng Việt động mạch chủ

Examples

“Tracing their battles, I had many occasions to walk along Second Avenue, the aorta of the Lower East Side, exploring places that were once as vibrant and tumultuous as Midtown Manhattan.”

CEFR level

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

Aortae aortalgia aortarctia aortectasia aortic arch aortic arch syndrome

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