Ciliated

/ˈsɪl.i.eɪ.tɪd/

सिलिया-युक्त; रोमाभ/रोएँदार (किनारों पर सूक्ष्म बाल-सदृश संरचनाओं सहित)

Origin & History

From Latin ciliatus (“fringed with hair”), from cilium (“eyelash”).

लैटिन ciliatus (“बालों/रोओँ से घिरा, झालरदार”), जो cilium (“पलक/बरौनी”) से बना है।

Definition

Covered with tiny hair-like structures called cilia; used especially in biology and anatomy to describe cells, organisms, or margins that bear cilia.

सूक्ष्म बाल-सदृश संरचनाओं (सिलिया) से युक्त; विशेषकर जीवविज्ञान/शरीर-विज्ञान में उन कोशिकाओं, जीवों या किनारों/सतहों के लिए प्रयुक्त जिन पर सिलिया होती हैं।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
Under the microscope, the ciliated epithelium moved mucus toward the throat.
सूक्ष्मदर्शी के नीचे, सिलिया-युक्त उपकला ने म्यूकस को गले की ओर आगे बढ़ाया।

Usage Examples

Ciliated cells lining the airway help trap dust and push it out of the lungs.
Many protozoa are ciliated and swim by beating their cilia.
The leaf margin appeared ciliated, with fine hairs along the edge.
The specimen was described as having a ciliated surface in the lab notes.

Related Forms

Verb
Ciliate / Ciliating / Ciliated
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Ciliated epithelium
सिलिया-युक्त उपकला
Ciliated cells
सिलिया-युक्त कोशिकाएँ
Ciliated protozoa
सिलिया-युक्त प्रोटोज़ोआ