palm +
(Greek palame > Latin palma: palm of the hand)
palmtop
A computer that is small enough to fit in the palm of a person's hand.
A "pocket computer", "Hand-held Personal Computer", or H/PC. A small general-purpose, programmable, battery-powered computer cabable of handling both numbers and text; in contrast to most pocket calculators.
The palmtop can be operated comfortably while held in one hand. It is usually loaded with an operating system; such as, Windows CE. Data can be transferred between the palmtop and a desktop computer or a laptop which is known as "synchronizing".
semipalmate
1. Having partial or reduced webbing between the toes, as some wading birds possess.
2. Partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
2. Partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
semipalmated
1. Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web.
2. Being half-webbed; as, a semipalmated bird or foot.
2. Being half-webbed; as, a semipalmated bird or foot.
totipalmate, totipalmation
1. Having all four toes united by a web; a reference to certain sea birds; such as, pelicans, cormorants, and gannets.
2. Certain water birds that have webbing that connects each of the four anterior toes or have all four toes fully webbed.
2. Certain water birds that have webbing that connects each of the four anterior toes or have all four toes fully webbed.
totipalmi
A division of swimming birds including those that have totipalmate feet.
Related "hand" units: cheiro-, chiro-; Dextro and Sinsitro History; Hands as Objects of Art; Hands: Mechanical Marvels; manu-.
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