Lyra vs Lycra - What's the difference?
lyra | lycra |
(anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
* 1840 , Alexander Tweedie, William Wood Gerhard, A system of practical medicine: Volume 1 (page 295)
(uncountable) Trademark . A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.
(uncountable) Clothing made from such materials, especially with reference to cycling shorts.
(countable) A tight-fitting garment made of Lycra.
As nouns the difference between lyra and lycra
is that lyra is the middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain while Lycra is Trademark. A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.As a proper noun Lyra
is a summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.lyra
English
Noun
- The vessels of the brain generally are often distended and gorged with blood, the lyra especially being fully injected.
