mentum
[
men
-t
uh
m]
/ˈmɛn təm/
noun
,
plural
menta
[
men
-t
uh
]
/ˈmɛn tə/
(
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)
1.
Entomology.
the medial plate of the labium in insects.
2.
Botany.
a chinlike protuberance formed by the sepals and the base of the column in some orchids.
Origin
1685-95;
<
Neo-Latin,
Latin
mentum
chin, akin to
mouth
Examples from the web for
mentum
The mo-
mentum
of the frame thrust the employee backward off the second level.
mentum
in Medicine
mentum
men·tum (měn'təm)
n.
pl.
men·ta
(-tə)
The chin.