See Also: strut(4)(dictionary)
strut(medicine)
strut(1)(dictionary)
strut(2)(dictionary)
strut(3)(dictionary)
strut(7)(dictionary)
strut(5)(dictionary)
strut(6)(dictionary)
strut 1, verb(dictionary)
strut 2, noun(dictionary)

tectum (iou) and strut(4) (iou)


tectum (iou)



tectum noun. E20.
[Latin = roof.]
Anatomy.
1. More fully tectum mesencephali . The roof of the midbrain, lying to the rear of the cerebral aqueduct. E20.
2. More fully optic tectum, tectum opticum . The part of the tectum mesencephali concerned with the functioning of the visual system. E20.
tectal adjective of or pertaining to the tectum mesencephali or the optic tectum E20.

strut(4) (iou)



strut noun3. E17.
[from STRUT verb1. Cf. STRUT noun2.]
A strutting walk; a stiff, self-important gait. E17.
fig.: New York Review of Books The rise of the imperial brag and strut that led to the Spanish-American War.
A type of slow and complicated Dance or Dance step. M20.