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Meanings of vein in English

Russian
вена
Portuguese
veia
Catalan
vena
Spanish
vena

Blood vessel that carry deoxygenated blood towards the heart, with the exception of the pulmonary vein.

      Related terms
      вена
      Russian
      жилка листа
      Portuguese
      nervuras foliares
      Spanish
      nervadura

      Nerve in a leaf.

            жилка листа
            Catalan
            nervi
            Spanish
            nervio

            Any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.

                  nervi
                  Catalan
                  veta

                  A layer of ore between layers of rock.

                        veta
                        Synonyms
                        Examples for "nervure"
                        Examples for "nervure"
                        1
                        Anterior wings with two submarginal cells and one recurrent nervure.
                        Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 / Zoo...
                        2
                        Each space is surrounded by a strong nervure and goffered by slight wrinkles or depressions.
                        Social Life in the Insect World
                        3
                        NEURATION.-Thearrangement of the veins or nervures in the wings of insects.
                        The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Pr...
                        4
                        The crickets stridulate by rubbing together the strong nervures of the fore wings.
                        The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section S
                        5
                        The anterior wings with two submarginal cells and two recurrent nervures.
                        Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 / Zoo...
                        Usage of vein in English
                        1
                        The company said results had continued in a similar vein this month.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        This vein of talk is a sure way of ruining an evening.
                        A singular man
                        3
                        We continued in this vein for the best part of a year.
                        Kalooki Nights
                        4
                        But the time came when the King was not in the vein.
                        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 / A Maga...
                        5
                        There's more in that vein to come if the Tories retain power.
                        The Guardian
                        6
                        We report the first case of CH originating from the gonadal vein.
                        Pubmed
                        7
                        There are other books in a similar vein by the same author.
                        Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10: The Guide
                        8
                        Her artistic response, though, has been to continue in the same vein.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        This will generally be in the side at which the vein is.
                        A Manual of the Operations of Surgery / For the Use of Senior St...
                        10
                        Primary cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells were used in this study.
                        Pubmed
                        11
                        The result was a long letter of wild expostulation in this vein:
                        The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
                        12
                        In this same vein, a dish for food offerings may be used.
                        Witch School's First Degree
                        13
                        The letter was written in a very lively and exceedingly familiar vein.
                        Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
                        14
                        Dos Passos's letters and diaries are perceptive in a democratic American vein.
                        The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
                        15
                        Motta continued in the same vein: 'This is no matter for children.'
                        A warrior's life: a biography of paulo coelho
                        16
                        And the telegram gave him an excuse to speak in another vein.
                        John Wesley, Jr. / The Story of an Experiment
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                        Vein through the time
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