trochal
[ troh-kuh l ]
/ ˈtroʊ kəl /
adjective Zoology.
resembling a wheel.
Origin of trochal
1835–45; < Greek
troch(ós) wheel +
-al1
OTHER WORDS FROM trochal
pre·tro·chal, adjectiveWords nearby trochal
trobriand islander,
trobriand islands,
trocar,
troch.,
trochaic,
trochal,
trochanter,
trochanterian,
troche,
trochee,
trochelminth
Example sentences from the Web for trochal
On the sides of the ventral depression are two ridges which form the lateral boundaries of the trochal disc.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland BalfourAt a later period the lateral ridges of the trochal disc meet dorsally and so enclose the proral lobe.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for trochal
trochal
/ (ˈtrəʊkəl) /
adjective
zoology
shaped like a wheel
the trochal disc of a rotifer
Word Origin for trochal
C19: from Greek
trokhos wheel