Cos·ta (kôs t , -tä), Lúcio 1902-1998. Brazilian architect. Heavily influenced by Le Corbusier and by Bauhaus design, he rose to fame after his airplane-shaped plan was selected for Brasília, the new capital of Brazil, in 1957. |
cos·ta (k st)n. pl. cos·tae (-t  ) Biology A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing. [Latin; see kost- in Indo-European roots.] cos tal adj. |
costa [ˈkɒstə]
n pl -tae [-tiː]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the technical name for rib1 [1]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a riblike part, such as the midrib of a plant leaf
[from Latin: rib, side, wall]
costal adj
| costa (kst) Plural costae (k st) A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing. |
costa - A rib or riblike structure.
See also related terms for rib.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | costa - a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" |
| 2. | costa - any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium true rib - one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternum costal cartilage - the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration |
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