English Dictionary

spine

/spaɪn/

noun

(anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.

The doctor examined her spine for any signs of injury.

意味（1）

(anatomy, zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Courage or assertiveness.

Trademark Owners will nevertheless try to dictate how their marks are to be represented, but dictionary publishers with spine can resist such pressure.

意味（3）

Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.

[Describing scoliosis.] The integuments over the abdomen are folded or wrinkled, the left breast is seldom fully developed, the ribs lose their natural shape, those of the left side becoming straighter, while, on the right side, they are so much curved, as to admit of their being easily grasped by the hand; they are closer together on the left side, and frequently rest upon the spine of the ilium, thus giving the right side a fuller and more rounded appearance than is natural.

意味（4）

The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.

The spine is the book's backbone. Because the spine is generally all you can see when a book is on the shelf, the spine displays the title and author of the book and is often ornately decorated.

意味（5）

(zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.

The male, as Dr. Gunther informs me, has a cluster of stiff, straight spines, like those of a comb, on the sides of the tail.

意味（6）

(botany) The heartwood of trees.

意味（7）

(neuroscience) Ellipsis of dendritic spine..

Spines are distinguished by the presence of globular tips called spine heads; when spines are present, the synapses innervating dendrites are made from these heads.

意味（8）

A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.

意味（9）

(geology) A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano.

意味（10）

The stiffness of an arrow.