English Dictionary

apophysis

/əˈpɒfɪsɪs/

noun

(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone. / (botany) The external part of a cone scale. / (geology) A branch of a dike or vein.

The apophysis is a bony projection that serves as an attachment point for muscles.

意味（1）

(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.

Every bone in the real duck had its representative in the automaton, and its wings were anatomically exact. Every cavity, apophysis, and curvature was imitated, and each bone executed its proper movements.

意味（2）

(botany) The external part of a cone scale.

意味（3）

(geology) A branch of a dike or vein.

Minor palingenetic magmas probably were generated at this time and intruded the mantling rocks in the form of small sills and apophyses; …