cilium

English Thesaurus

1. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	cell organ, cell organelle, organelle,
definition	:	a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ (noun.body)

2. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids (noun.body)

hypernym	:	hair,
definition	:	a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss (noun.body)

part meronym	:	eyelid, lid, palpebra,
definition	:	either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye (noun.body)

3. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms (noun.animal)

derivation	:	cilial, ciliary, ciliate,
definition	:	of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell (adj.pert)

4. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids (noun.body)

derivation	:	ciliary, ciliate,
definition	:	of or relating to the human eyelash (adj.pert)

5. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms (noun.animal)

derivation	:	cilial, ciliary, ciliate,
definition	:	of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell (adj.pert)

6. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids (noun.body)

derivation	:	ciliary, ciliate,
definition	:	of or relating to the human eyelash (adj.pert)