ethmoïde
French, adjective/ɛt.mɔ.id/
ethmoïde is spelled E-T-H-M-O-Ï-D-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written French, the 177,898th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ethmoïde is a French adjective meaning “ethmoid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a la forme d’un crible ou de tamis”.
What does ethmoïde mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ethmoid
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a la forme d’un crible ou de tamis.
noun: 1. Os impair de la base du crâne qui forme le toit des fosses nasales.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ethmoïde
- ethmoïdes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ethmoïde?
- /ɛt.mɔ.id/
- \ɛt.mɔ.id\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ethmoïde in French?
ethmoïde appears about once in every 31 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).