implant

See also: împlânt

English

Etymology

From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation):
    • (verb): IPA(key): /ɪmˈplɑːnt/
    • (file)
    • (noun): IPA(key): /ˈɪmplɑːnt/
    • (file)
  • (General American):
    • (verb): enPR: ĭmplăntʹ, IPA(key): /ɪmˈplænt/
    • (noun): enPR: ĭmʹplănt', IPA(key): /ˈɪmˌplænt/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnt, -ænt

Verb

implant (third-person singular simple present implants, present participle implanting, simple past and past participle implanted)

  1. (transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
  2. (transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
  3. (intransitive) Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.

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Noun

implant (plural implants)

  1. (medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
  2. (travel) A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

implant m (plural implants)

  1. (medicine) implant

Further reading

French

Noun

implant m (plural implants)

  1. (medicine) implant

Descendants

  • Turkish: implant

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English implant, from Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈim.plant/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -implant
  • Syllabification: im‧plant

Noun

implant m inan

  1. (medicine) implant (anything surgically implanted in the body)
    Synonym: wszczep

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verb
nouns

Further reading

  • implant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • implant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French implant.

Noun

implant n (plural implanturi)

  1. implant

Declension

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