prom·on·to·ry /ˈprɑmənˌtori, ˌtɔr-/
岬,隆起,突起,海角
prom·on·to·ry /ˈprɑmənˌtorɪ, ˌtɔr-/ 名詞
(鼓室)岬
Prom·on·to·ry n.; pl. Promontories
1. Phys. Geog. A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.
2. Anat. A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
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promontory
n : a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out
into the sea) [syn: headland, foreland]