/ˈspaɪ.nə/
OriginUnadapted borrowing from Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine”). Doublet of spine.
- A spine; the backbone.
- One of the quills of a spinet.
- historicalA barrier dividing the Ancient Roman hippodrome longitudinally.
- uncountableA class of biocybernetic methods used in endocrinology for diagnostics and clinical research.
Formsspinae(plural)