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Meaning of septulum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A little septum; a division between small cavities or parts.
  2. A small partition or division within a rock or mineral structure, especially within the fossil of a foraminifera or similar microorganism.

Examples

“Test small, elongate, subfusiform, with bluntly rounded poles, septa thin and widely spaced, thin and short transverse septula alternating with foramina, thickened at the lower ends where they join with the tops of the parachomata, one or two axial septula between adjacent septa, outer whorls may also have a secondary transverse septulum between adjacent primary transverse septula;”

CEFR level

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

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