fornix
/ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪks/noun
fornix is a noun meaning “The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-O-R-N-I-X, and it appears about once in every 25 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of fornix is fornices.
What does fornix mean?
noun
- 1
The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
- 2
A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
- 3
The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce fornix?
- /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of fornix
- fornices plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is fornix?
Fornix appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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).
Fornix in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense archlike or vaulted structure or fold:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | fórnix |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fornix come from?
Borrowing from Latin fornix (“an arch, vault”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).