głowica

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Polish

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Etymology

From głowa (head) +‎ -ica (feminine augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɔˈvi.t͡sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: gło‧wi‧ca

Noun

głowica f

  1. head (any device part that is placed at the end of something), e.g. warhead, print head, cylinder head; often disambiguated with adjectives
    głowica bojowawarhead
    głowica jądrowanuclear warhead
    głowica dyskuhard drive head
  2. pommel, knob on the end of the hilt of a sword
  3. (architecture) capital, the uppermost part of a column
    Synonym: kapitel
  4. (heraldry) chief
  5. bovine malignant catarrhal fever

Declension

Further reading

  • głowica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • głowica in Polish dictionaries at PWN