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1. Of or pertaining to coin or money;
pecuniary; as, the nummulary talent.

2. (Pathol.) Having the appearance or
form of a coin. "Nummular sputa." Sir T.
Watson.

Num`mu*la"tion (?), n.
(Physiol.) The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in
rouleaux, like piles of coins, as when a drop of human blood is
examined under the microscope.

Num"mu*lite (?), n. [L. nummus a
coin + -lite: cf. F. nummulite.] (Paleon.)
A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.

||Num`mu*li"tes (?), n. [NL. See
Nummulite.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Tertiary
Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large
number of small chambers arranged spirally.

Num`mu*lit"ic (?), a. Of, like,
composed of, containing, nummulites; as, nummulitic
beds.

Numps (?), n.


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