mons
mɑnz
montes
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Definition of mons - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
medicalTECH.mound of fatty tissue over pubic areaTECH.
  • The mons is more pronounced in some individuals.
mons pubis pubic mound
2.
palmistryTECH.fleshy area at the base of fingersTECH.
  • The palm reader examined the mons on her hand.
elevation mount
3.
astronomyTECH.extraterrestrial mountain or volcanoTECH.
  • Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system.
mountain peak volcano
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    extraterrestrial mountain or volcano

Expressions with mons

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rounded mass of fatty tissue covering the pubic bone
During the anatomy class, they discussed the structure of the mons pubis..
the fatty cushion over female pubic bones
The mons veneris is more pronounced in some women.

Origin of mons

Latin, mons (mountain)

Examples of mons in a sentence

  • In some cultures, the mons is adorned with jewelry.
  • She felt a tingling sensation in the mons during the reading.
  • The mons was prominent, indicating creativity.
  • Scientists discovered a new mons on Mars.
  • The rover sent images of the distant mons.

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  1. French:mont de Vénus, bosse, ...
  2. German:Venushügel, Handballen, ...
  3. Italian:monte di Venere, monte, ...
  4. Spanish:monte de Venus, monte, ...
  5. Portuguese:monte púbico, monte, ...
  6. Chinese:耻骨隆起, 指根, ...
  7. Japanese:恥丘, 丘, ...
  8. Arabic:وَتَد العانة, مَطَالِع, ...
  9. Hebrew:מוֹנְס פּוּבִיס, כְּרִית בְּסִיס הָאֶצְבָּעוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:лобок, холм, ...
  11. Ukrainian:лобковий горбок, пагорб, ...
  12. Hindi:मॉन्स, मांसलता, ...
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