Definitions for septum

septum sep·tum

Spelling: [sep-tuh m]
IPA: /ˈsɛp təm/

Septum is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in septum (empstu).

Definitions for septum

noun

  1. a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.

Origin of septum

1710-20; Latin sēptum, variant of saeptum enclosure, noun use of neuter of saeptus (past participle of saepīre to fence); akin to saepēs hedge, fence

Examples for septum

In the septum of the nose and in the ears they bore holes, in which they wear rings.

In practical chemistry, the method of separating substances by diffusion through a septum of gelatinous matter.

septum robust with several undulations and hooked at the end.

Not only is the septum involved, but also the outer plates of the nasal cavity.

The spores (fig. 27) are oval, with a minute septum at one end.

The septum of the nose is invariably perforated, and the right central incisor--rarely the left, is knocked out during childhood.

The septum of the nose was perforated, and some wore a long straight nose-stick of bone with black bands.

This was all removed, leaving a hole in the septum about the size of a florin.

From this septum is formed the falx cerebri and other parts.

His piercing azure eyes are complemented by a new addition to his appearance: a septum piercing in his nose.

Word Value for septum
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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