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Definition of corpus - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
literaturecollection of writings on a specific topic
- The library has a vast corpus of medieval texts.
2.
linguisticsTECH. large collection of texts for language researchTECH.
- Researchers analyzed the corpus to study language patterns.
3.
financeTECH. principal sum of moneyTECH.
- The corpus of the fund was invested in stocks.
4.
biologyTECH. inner layers of cells in a plant's meristemTECH.
- The corpus is responsible for producing vascular tissue.
Expressions with corpus
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body of facts proving a crime was committed
The prosecutor presented the corpus delicti during the trial..
broad band of nerve fibers connecting brain hemispheres
The corpus callosum facilitates communication between the brain's hemispheres.
two columns of erectile tissue in the penis
The corpus cavernosa fill with blood during arousal.
study of language using large text samples
Corpus linguistics helps analyze language patterns in texts.
legal order protecting against unlawful imprisonment
The lawyer filed a habeas corpus for his client.
court order to bring a person to court
The judge issued a writ of habeas corpus.
white scar tissue on the ovary after corpus luteum degenerates
The corpus albicans is visible on the ovary during the ultrasound.
surgical procedure severing corpus callosum to control seizures
The patient underwent a corpus callosotomy to reduce seizure frequency.
erectile tissue mass in mammalian penis
In mammals, the corpus cavernosum aids in erection.
body of law of a nation or jurisdiction
The corpus juris of France includes civil law and criminal law..
gland in ovary after ovulation that makes progesterone
The corpus luteum produces hormones after the egg is released.
spongy tissue surrounding the male urethra in the penis
The corpus spongiosum helps protect the urethra during erection.
part of the brain made of caudate and lenticular nuclei controlling movement
The corpus striatum helps control voluntary movement.
person or thing used for experiments without concern
The lab rat was treated as a corpus vile.
Origin of corpus
Latin, corpus (body)
Terms with corpus included in their meaning
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acr: British National Corpus
large collection of British English texts for research
medical
surgical cutting of the corpus callosum to treat epilepsy
medical
surgical procedure cutting the corpus callosum
medical
curved brain area above corpus callosum in the limbic system
brain anatomy
curved brain area above corpus callosum involved in emotions
abr: Corpus of Contemporary American English
large collection of modern American English texts
linguistics rarity
word appearing only once in a specific text or corpus
biology
relating to or involving the corpus luteum
physiology
formation of corpus luteum from ovarian follicle
biology
hormone stimulating the corpus luteum
animal reproduction
corpus luteum persistence after infertile mating in animals
neuroscience
brain surgery severing corpus callosum to study hemispheres
biology
related to the corpus striatum in the brain
medical
white scar tissue on the ovary after corpus luteum degenerates
medical
surgical procedure severing corpus callosum to control seizures
Examples of corpus in a sentence
The scholar compiled a corpus of ancient Greek plays. The corpus includes texts from various genres. A new corpus was compiled for the study. The corpus was used to generate annual interest income. Investors were concerned about the shrinking corpus. The corpus contributes to plant growth.
Researchers examined the corpus under a microscope.
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- French:corpus, collection, ...
- German:Korpus, Kapital, ...
- Italian:corpus, capitale, ...
- Spanish:corpus, capital, ...
- Portuguese:corpus, capital, ...
- Chinese:文集, 语料库, ...
- Japanese:コーパス, 言語資料集, ...
- Arabic:مَتْن, مدونة لغوية, ...
- Hebrew:קוֹרְפּוּס, אוֹסֶף טֶקְסְטִים, ...
- Russian:корпус, собрание текстов, ...
- Ukrainian:корпус, основна сума, ...
- Hindi:संकलन, ग्रंथों का संग्रह, ...
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