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Cos·ta (kôs

, -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

)

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.]

costal adj.

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Adj.

costal - of or relating to or near a rib

anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

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