English
Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|á¼�κÎÏ�αλοÏ� (akephalos) "headless" < á¼�- "not" + polytonic|κεÏ�αλή (kephalÄ�) "head".
Pronunciation
a-ceph*a-lous
IPA:
SAMPA:
aah-SEPH-a-luhs
Adjective
en-adj
#Headless
#(Zoölogy): Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.
#(Botany): Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovary|ovaries
#Without a leader or chief.
#Wanting the beginning
#:Quotations
#:*A false or acephalous structure of sentence. - De Quincey
#(Prosody): Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable - Brande
Translations
trans-top|headless
French: acéphale
trans-mid
Greek: ακÎÏ�αλοÏ� (akefalos)
trans-bottom
ar:acephalous
fr:acephalous
io:acephalous
vi:acephalous
zh:acephalous
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