How do you pronounce abdominal?

The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/.

abdominal

/æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: ab-dom-i-nal
IPA: /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/

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Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.

adj

Characterized by or possessing a large abdomen; corpulent, pot-bellied.

Archaic; Humorous

adj

Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.

adj

Ventral, in describing a fin.

adj

Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

Obsolete

noun

A fish of the order Abdominales.

Obsolete

noun

An abdominal muscle.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"abdominal muscles"
"abdominal cavity"
"The moment they had passed, the pikes clashed together horizontally to bar the gateway, and all but pinned an abdominal citizen that sought to wedge in along with them."

Etymology

First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen. Equivalent to abdomin- + -al. Compare French abdominal.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: abdōminālis, abdōmen

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/
British English: /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more abdominal (comparative) most abdominal (superlative) abdominals (plural)

Derived Forms

abdominally abs cervicothoracoabdominal circumabdominal costoabdominal dorsoabdominal endoabdominal extraabdominal femoroabdominal hemiabdominal inguinoabdominal intraabdominal

Phrases

abdominal aorta abdominal breathing abdominal cavity abdominal decompression abdominal etching abdominal evisceration abdominal fin abdominal gestation

Frequently Paired Words

abdomin- abdomino- coelo-

Synonyms

ventral Cypriniformes abs abdominal muscle ab

Rhymes With

phenomenal nominal