Chiton is an English word with synonyms like tunic or mollusk. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Chiton meaning
A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.
Using Chiton
- The main meaning on this page is: A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece.
- Useful related words include: tunic, coat-of-mail shell, sea cradle, polyplacophore.
- In the example corpus, chiton often appears in combinations such as: the chiton.
Context around Chiton
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chiton
- In this selection, "chiton" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, multiple, pulled, mollusk and species stand out and add context to how "chiton" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include across multiple chiton species and and her chiton reached right. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chiton" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chiton
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kore 670 wears a tunic or chiton pulled over a belt at the waist, with loose fabric overhanging. (18 words)
Other common but less abundant species in this habitat include the chiton Hemiarthrum setulosum and the starfish Anasterias mawsoni. (19 words)
Her chiton reached right to her feet, and she held a dolphin in one hand, a dove in the other. (20 words)
The chiton mollusk, which is about 1 to 2 inches long, has a series of eight large plates and is ringed by a girdle of smaller, more flexible scales. (29 words)
We studied the geometrical variations of the scales across multiple chiton species, and we also investigated how the scales assemble together through 3-D tomography analysis," Li said. (28 words)
Her chiton reached right to her feet, and she held a dolphin in one hand, a dove in the other. (20 words)
Example sentences (5)
Kore 670 wears a tunic or chiton pulled over a belt at the waist, with loose fabric overhanging.
The chiton mollusk, which is about 1 to 2 inches long, has a series of eight large plates and is ringed by a girdle of smaller, more flexible scales.
We studied the geometrical variations of the scales across multiple chiton species, and we also investigated how the scales assemble together through 3-D tomography analysis," Li said.
Her chiton reached right to her feet, and she held a dolphin in one hand, a dove in the other.
Other common but less abundant species in this habitat include the chiton Hemiarthrum setulosum and the starfish Anasterias mawsoni.
Common combinations with chiton
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: