noun Download 🔗Share A handbell used for summoning monks. Examples : "The abbot rang the codon sharply, signaling the monks to assemble for evening prayer. " religion sound utensil bell-ringing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet. Examples : "The trumpet's codon, gleaming brass in the sunlight, amplified the musician's final note. " music part sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation. Examples : "The genetic code uses each codon, a three-letter sequence on the mRNA, to specify which amino acid should be added when building a protein, like following instructions in a recipe. " biology biochemistry science medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading