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Meaning of fontanelle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
  2. A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project.

Equivalents

العربية يَأْفُوخ يافوخ
Čeština fontanela lupínek
Deutsch Fontanelle
Español fontanela mollera
Suomi aukile fontanelli lakiaukile
Français fontanelle fontanelle
Gaeilge cró an chinn cró na baithise
Galego fontanela moleira
Italiano fontanella
日本語 泉門 顋門
Қазақша еңбек
ខ្មែរ បង្ហើយ
한국어 숨구멍 정문
Nederlands fontanel
Polski ciemiączko ciemię
Português fontanela moleira
Română fontanelă
Русский родничок темечко
Svenska fontanell
తెలుగు బ్రహ్మరంధ్రము
ไทย กระหม่อม ขม่อม
Tagalog bumbunan
Türkçe bıngıldak imik
Українська тім'ячко
Tiếng Việt mỏ ác thóp
Yorùbá awujẹ

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Fontanes Fontanez fontange Fontanilla fontanite Fontcest

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