How do you use Costae in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Costae in a sentence
Costae meaning
plural of costa
Using Costae
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of costa
- In the example corpus, costae often appears in combinations such as: ribs costae.
Context around Costae
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Costae
- In this selection, "costae" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ribs, latin, spuriae, fluctuantes and verae stand out and add context to how "costae" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include false ribs costae spuriae three and floating ribs costae fluctuantes or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "costae" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with costae
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The phrase true rib ( Latin costae verae main), or fixed rib, refers to the first seven, or vertebrosternal, rib pairs. (20 words)
The following five sets are known as " false ribs " (costae spuriae), three of these sharing a common cartilaginous connection to the sternum, while the last two (eleventh and twelfth ribs) are termed floating ribs (costae fluctuantes) or vertebral ribs. (39 words)
The following five sets are known as " false ribs " (costae spuriae), three of these sharing a common cartilaginous connection to the sternum, while the last two (eleventh and twelfth ribs) are termed floating ribs (costae fluctuantes) or vertebral ribs. (39 words)
The phrase true rib ( Latin costae verae main), or fixed rib, refers to the first seven, or vertebrosternal, rib pairs. (20 words)
Example sentences (2)
The following five sets are known as " false ribs " (costae spuriae), three of these sharing a common cartilaginous connection to the sternum, while the last two (eleventh and twelfth ribs) are termed floating ribs (costae fluctuantes) or vertebral ribs.
The phrase true rib ( Latin costae verae main), or fixed rib, refers to the first seven, or vertebrosternal, rib pairs.
Common combinations with costae
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: