costa

1 a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)

2 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) [syn: rib] [also: costae (pl)]

English

Etymology

From costa (cognate with coast).

Noun

(Latinate plural costae)

1. (anatomy) A rib.
2. (biology) A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.

Derived terms

• costal

See also

• bone

Catalan

Noun

1. coast
2. slope
3. rib
4. the underside of an insect's wing

Usage notes

In the plural, costes can also refer to legal expenses.

Preposition

see a costa de

1. defn Catalan

Related terms

• costal
• costàlgia
• costaner
• costat
• costejar
• costella

References

• IEC4}}

Italian

Noun

Costa may refer to:

• Costa (surname), including origin of the name and people sharing the surname
• Costa, Rib, from Latin costae
• Costa, central strand of a bryophyte leaf or thallus
• Costa, leading edge of the forewing in Lepidoptera and other winged insects
• Costa Book Awards, formerly the Whitbread Book Award, a literary award in the United Kingdom
• Costa Coffee, a British coffee shop chain
• Costa Cruises, a leading cruise company in Europe
• Costa Gavras, a Greek-French filmmaker
• Costa!, a 2001 Dutch film from BNN

Places:

• Costa, Haute-Corse, a commune on the island of Corsica
• Costa Head, a prominent headland in Scotland
• Costa, Orkney Islands, Scotland
• Costa, Portugal, a parish in the district of Guimarães, Portugal
• Costa, Spain, a comarca of the province of Huelva, Spain

See also

• Costas, a surname of Greek origin
• The Costas, coastal holiday resorts of Spain