ungula
/ˈʌŋɡjʊlə/
noun
- A hoof or claw, especially of a mammal.
- In ancient times, the ungula of a deer was used to make tools.
- The horse's ungula was trimmed by the farrier to prevent lameness.
- The ungula of the rhinoceros is thick and sturdy, adapted for heavy walking.
- In geometry, a part of a solid (such as a cone or cylinder) cut off by a plane; a hoof-shaped solid.
- Archimedes studied the properties of the ungula in his work on solids.
- The sculpture was shaped like an ungula, with a curved top and flat base.
- The student calculated the volume of an ungula of a cylinder for her math project.