Puncture vs Opisthoglyphous - What's the difference?
puncture | opisthoglyphous |
The act or an instance of puncturing.
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
* 2001 , , Dutton, ISBN 0525946284, page 340,
* Rambler
To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
(of a snake) Whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.
As a noun puncture
is the act or an instance of puncturing.As a verb puncture
is to pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.As an adjective opisthoglyphous is
(of a snake) whose teeth include an enlarged pair at the back of the maxillae which normally angle backwards and are grooved to channel venom into the puncture.puncture
English
Noun
(en noun)Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- A tough test for even the strongest climber, it was new to the Tour de France this year, but its debut will be remembered for the wrong reasons after one of those spectators scattered carpet tacks on the road and induced around 30 punctures among the group of riders including Bradley Wiggins, the Tour's overall leader, and his chief rivals.
- Dieter's car had suffered a puncture on the RN3 road between Paris and Meaux. A bent nail was stuck in the tire.
- A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.
Synonyms
* flat tyre; (informal US) flatDerived terms
* puncturerVerb
- The needle punctured the balloon instantly.