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scaphoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
scaphoid
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a boat.

noun

Carpal navicular bone.

Etymology

From Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής (skăphoeidḗs, “like a bowl, hollow”), from σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “boat, trough, bowl”).

Inflected Forms

more scaphoid (comparative) most scaphoid (superlative) scaphoids (plural)

Derived Forms

astragaloscaphoid calcaneoscaphoid radioscaphoid scaphoiditis

Phrases

scaphoid abdomen

Frequently Paired Words

bone lunate triquetrum pisiform hamate capitate trapezoid trapezium

Synonyms

navicular scaphoid bone os scaphoideum

Questions

What does scaphoid mean?
Shaped like a boat.
Where does scaphoid come from?
From Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής (skăphoeidḗs, “like a bowl, hollow”), from σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “boat, trough, bowl”).

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