Meaning of turbinal in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈtərbənl/

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1. Noun

   turbinal

   Etymology

   late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘top-shaped’): from Latin turbo, turbin-‘spinning top’+ -al

   Definitions

   1. any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates