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Pronunciation : Un"gu*la
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., a claw, hoof, from unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]
Definition : 1. A hoof, claw, or talon.

2. (Geom.)

Defn: A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: Same as Unguis, 3. Spherical ungula (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the surface of the sphere.

pl. Ungul
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913