Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

floating rib

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: float-ing rib
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.

Inflected Forms

floating ribs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

true rib

Questions

What does floating rib mean?: Either of the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) pairs of ribs, which are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or its cartilage.

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