ramus
/ˈɹeɪməs/noun
ramus is a noun meaning “A small spray or twig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-A-M-U-S and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 8 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of ramus is rami.
What does ramus mean?
noun
- 1
A small spray or twig.
- 2
A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.
- 3
The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.
- 4
A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce ramus?
- /ˈɹeɪməs/
Ramus has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-ramus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ramus
- rami plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is ramus?
Ramus appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does ramus come from?
Borrowed from Latin rāmus (“branch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).