acephalous

English - Turkish

Definition of acephalous in English Turkish dictionary

(bot.) başsız

başsız

(zool.) asefala sınıfından

reissiz

asefala sınıfından

(sıfat) başsız

English - English

Definition of acephalous in English English dictionary

Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable - Brande

Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks

Wanting the beginning

A false or acephalous structure of sentence. - Thomas de Quincey.

Headless

Without a leader or chief

Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries

{a} wanting a head, poor, low

lacking a head or a clearly defined head; "acephalous worms"

{s} headless, lacking a head; having no official leader

Deficient and the beginning, as a line of poetry

lacking a head or a clearly defined head; "acephalous worms

Without a distinct head; a term applied to bivalve mollusks

Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable

Hyphenation

a·ceph·a·lous

Etymology

[ (")A-'se-f&-l&s, & ] (adjective.) circa 1731. From Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (akephalos, “headless”) ἀ- (“not”) + κεφαλή (kephalē, “head”).