Rachis means: The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine. Related words include axis or spine. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how to use Rachis in practice.
Rachis in a sentence
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Rachis meaning
- The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.
- An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate.
- The central shaft of a feather.
Example types with rachis
Below, the same example sentences are grouped by length and sentence type:
Spines may be present on the midrib of leaflets and the rachis of compound leaves. (15 words)
During an interview on the Rachis Carillo Podcast in Tijuana, Mexico, Marin expressed his happiness with the new arrangement. (19 words)
Owls’ feathers are generally larger than the average birds’ feathers, have fewer radiates, longer pennulum, and achieve smooth edges with different rachis structures. (23 words)
The feathers of cormorants soak up water and help to reduce buoyancy, thereby allowing the birds to swim submerged. citation Rictal bristles of a white-cheeked barbet Bristles are stiff, tapering feathers with a large rachis but few barbs. (39 words)
Since the fluffy barbules on cassowary feathers are pretty sparse, the rachis gets more exposure to light than in "thick-feathered" birds, giving it a chance to literally shine. (29 words)
This more primitive morphology (in evolutionary terms) consists of toughened glumes that tightly enclose the grains, and (in domesticated wheats) a semi-brittle rachis that breaks easily on threshing. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
During an interview on the Rachis Carillo Podcast in Tijuana, Mexico, Marin expressed his happiness with the new arrangement.
Since the fluffy barbules on cassowary feathers are pretty sparse, the rachis gets more exposure to light than in "thick-feathered" birds, giving it a chance to literally shine.
Branched feathers with rachis, barbs, and barbules were discovered in many members including Sinornithosaurus millenii, a dromaeosaurid found in the Yixian formation (124.6 MYA).
Owls’ feathers are generally larger than the average birds’ feathers, have fewer radiates, longer pennulum, and achieve smooth edges with different rachis structures.
Present on the forelimbs and tails, their integumentary structure has been accepted as pennaceous vaned feathers based on the rachis and herringbone pattern of the barbs.
Spines may be present on the midrib of leaflets and the rachis of compound leaves.
The feathers of cormorants soak up water and help to reduce buoyancy, thereby allowing the birds to swim submerged. citation Rictal bristles of a white-cheeked barbet Bristles are stiff, tapering feathers with a large rachis but few barbs.
This more primitive morphology (in evolutionary terms) consists of toughened glumes that tightly enclose the grains, and (in domesticated wheats) a semi-brittle rachis that breaks easily on threshing.
Common combinations with rachis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the rachis 4×